Hi all,
Newbie here and things seem to have changed since I last had a planted tank set up a mere 2 years ago.
I currently have an 80 litre, 60 cm long tank and 35 cm high, I have purchased a CO2 set up, substrate, rocks and some wood and all the other equipment needed. I will be filtering it externally with an Tetratec EX600.
I have a small 60 cm luminaire which I used on this tank previously, and has the older style 4 pin compact Interpet daylight tube at 24w. Now I was always under the impression that the lighting was the single most important thing to get a good carpet going and growing plants generally. However after browsing the forum here, I see that this may not be the case.
So I am after some advice please. I had an All Ponds Solution T5 overhead lined up and at £65 I think it looks great value for money, BUT, I have been reading a little bit about LED's in particular the TMC ones. To say I am confused is an understatement, I don't mind paying out for the best if needs be, but I hate wasting money and would rather get it right first time.
One other question, would it be advantageous for me to get a small powerhead in the tank for flow?
Thanks in advance.
Newbie here and things seem to have changed since I last had a planted tank set up a mere 2 years ago.
I currently have an 80 litre, 60 cm long tank and 35 cm high, I have purchased a CO2 set up, substrate, rocks and some wood and all the other equipment needed. I will be filtering it externally with an Tetratec EX600.
I have a small 60 cm luminaire which I used on this tank previously, and has the older style 4 pin compact Interpet daylight tube at 24w. Now I was always under the impression that the lighting was the single most important thing to get a good carpet going and growing plants generally. However after browsing the forum here, I see that this may not be the case.
So I am after some advice please. I had an All Ponds Solution T5 overhead lined up and at £65 I think it looks great value for money, BUT, I have been reading a little bit about LED's in particular the TMC ones. To say I am confused is an understatement, I don't mind paying out for the best if needs be, but I hate wasting money and would rather get it right first time.
One other question, would it be advantageous for me to get a small powerhead in the tank for flow?
Thanks in advance.