Howdy From Houston,
I have had MTS in the past and have been keeping all sorts of freshwater fish Discus, Arowanas, Mbunas, Rainbows, guppies, and many others. I have toyed around with some java fern with a diy co2 in a 40 gallon breeder in the past but that is the extent of my aquatic plant experience. I am in the process of planning/setting up a 90 gallon tank. I planning on growing some HC Cuba(using the dry start method), java moss, and perhaps the some sort of dwarf red plant with some assorted rainbows, cardinal tetras, and shrimp. I finally got my tank today, but I'm still figuring out a few things.
So far I have worked out I need/have:
1. The 90 gallon tank
2. 3 bags (9 Liter) of ADA Aquasoil
3. 1 eheim 2217
4. 1 5 or 10 lb CO2 Canister
5. Rocks for aquascaping
Things I'm trying to figure out:
1. Lighting...The dimension of the tank are 48"Wx24"Hx18"D. I understand that light penetration may be an issue at 24"...and that HC Cuba is on the substrate. I would be prefer to go with an LED lighting solution. Would a single Finnex Ray 2 or Fluval planted 3.0 be enough? Or would I have to have 2 of these fixtures to make it work?
2. A good regulator/solenoid choice. So far it seems in my limited research I should go with a
GLA GRO-1 Aquarium CO2 Regulator from green leaf aquariums. Are they any reliable options that aren't quite that expensive?
3. Ferts..I know nothing here and need to research this more.
Thanks for any input in advance and here are pics of my tank and rocks.
I have had MTS in the past and have been keeping all sorts of freshwater fish Discus, Arowanas, Mbunas, Rainbows, guppies, and many others. I have toyed around with some java fern with a diy co2 in a 40 gallon breeder in the past but that is the extent of my aquatic plant experience. I am in the process of planning/setting up a 90 gallon tank. I planning on growing some HC Cuba(using the dry start method), java moss, and perhaps the some sort of dwarf red plant with some assorted rainbows, cardinal tetras, and shrimp. I finally got my tank today, but I'm still figuring out a few things.
So far I have worked out I need/have:
1. The 90 gallon tank
2. 3 bags (9 Liter) of ADA Aquasoil
3. 1 eheim 2217
4. 1 5 or 10 lb CO2 Canister
5. Rocks for aquascaping
Things I'm trying to figure out:
1. Lighting...The dimension of the tank are 48"Wx24"Hx18"D. I understand that light penetration may be an issue at 24"...and that HC Cuba is on the substrate. I would be prefer to go with an LED lighting solution. Would a single Finnex Ray 2 or Fluval planted 3.0 be enough? Or would I have to have 2 of these fixtures to make it work?
2. A good regulator/solenoid choice. So far it seems in my limited research I should go with a
GLA GRO-1 Aquarium CO2 Regulator from green leaf aquariums. Are they any reliable options that aren't quite that expensive?
3. Ferts..I know nothing here and need to research this more.
Thanks for any input in advance and here are pics of my tank and rocks.