I just wanted to mention that I've had some nice success with my 10 gallon and 17w regular flourescent strip light with gravel substrate...It's the pic for my avatar. Right now I have mostly Apo bulbs and crypts. Apos constantly surprise me because they are cheap (at Walmart), they grow easily and I have gotten about 4 different species, with different looks and growth habits, out of each package. If I was't concentrating on switching to a 29 gallon soon I would be adding Java Fern and Java Moss, and maybe some Anubias, to stay away from rooted plants in the gravel.
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29 Gallon residents:
2 long-finned zebra danios
2 long-finned blue danios
1 male guppy
5 neons
3 otos
3 yo-yo loaches
10 Gallon residents:
1 long-finned zebra danio
1 gold mystery snail
1 gold gourami
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