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  1. Please Explain Lights

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    Posted · Edited by ckmullin

    Seraen, greatly over thinking however the other side of the coin I commend in learning, keep it up! kudos.

    my 2c:

    - listen to the previous advice about wal-mart and grab a cfl lamp

    - source out a Sunblaster CFL ( http://sunblasterlighting.com/13-26-55-watt.php) These bulbs are meant for growing plants that have the right spectrum which you're talking about. They are in the 6000k range which the spectrum range we want. I use the T5HO technology mostly and all of my bulbs are sunblaster's and have no complaints...T5HO or CFL they produce a quality plant bulb. Any garden center or hydroponic shop should have this brand.

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    Stay away from led's at the price point your thinking...they are just crap.

    For a planted tank, it's important to keep 'balance'. I'm a strong advocate of using a nutrient substrate and some sort of ferts even in the most basic level of a micro.

    Was that Flourite substrate?

    If not Flourite or a nutrient substrate you might have issues with what appears to be HC plant species at first look. On a brand new tank without some sort of nutrient within the system; nutrient substrate/root tabs/water dosing plants in general can have a very hard go. HC loves light...so again on a dim tank this might not go well or grow very 'leggy'.

    Do you have a HOB filter? If so, fold over some not ink printed paper towel over the filter insert and replace. The very fine suspended particulate in the water will be quickly trapped. Do that a couple times and all of that will not just settle to the bottom but be removed from the system.

  12. National Geographic Programable Led System.

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    Shimmer is snail oil for plants as well as the moon light effect, don't buy into those consumer eye candy effects. Standard T5HO trumps led especially led's at that price point! From a light you need 6000 range K and light penetration to the substrate. From what I hear of that fixture...people recommend not to use it for live plants!

  25. Snail Id Please!

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    Posted · Edited by ckmullin

    Looks like ramshorn to me.

    You will get people that post on here that all snails are evil however try not to look at snails in that light. Snails within a planted tank are very important as we need to mimic a natural environment within a few pieces of glass next to your TV.

    Rams, MTS and pond snails I consider all fine for planted tanks. In a caveat I will add if you over feed a tank you are feeding the snails more than fish. Snails will reach an equilibrium with the available food...more food more snails if you get my drift. So what I'm saying is that people with stories about snail nuclear explosions 99% of the time the tank is overfed. These three snails will happily dine on dead and decaying plant matter which will only benefit us.

    btw, looks like some nice hygro plant species!

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