Before the boards went down I was getting advice from a couple of members on how to help the plants in my tank.
I have a 29 gallon tank with numerous fish that I am also trying to grow plants in with minimal success. (if you want the specs, let me know and I will provide them)
Last recommendations were as following:
1) for me to increase the wattage of my light to around 90 watts (currently have a All Glass Fixture with 55 watts in it). Does anyone have particular knowledge of a good fixture out there that could accomplish this? My current hood does not support more than a 55 watt bulb, so it appears I will have to get a new fixture if I want to accomplish this much light in my tank. I have done some research online, but am a newbie enough to have no idea what is the best set up for my tank.
2) for me to lose the carbon in my filters (Penguin Bio Wheel Filter and Fluval 204) as it was eliminating the very things I was trying to fertilize my plants with. I have done this as a week ago.
3) to know that CO2 was really the key. I have the Hagen CO2 system in my tank (good for up to 20 gallon tanks). Should I purchase an additional Hagen system to increase the CO2 to a 29 gallon tank? I know there was some concern that my Bio Wheel might be churning the water too much to cause a loss of CO2, but if I installed an extra CO2 system would this still be a concern? I don't to upset the beneficial bacteria that the Bio Wheel provides, so am waiting on advice for this course of action before stopping the use of the Bio Wheel.
Any help on the lighting issue and CO2 issue is greatly appreciated.
I have a 29 gallon tank with numerous fish that I am also trying to grow plants in with minimal success. (if you want the specs, let me know and I will provide them)
Last recommendations were as following:
1) for me to increase the wattage of my light to around 90 watts (currently have a All Glass Fixture with 55 watts in it). Does anyone have particular knowledge of a good fixture out there that could accomplish this? My current hood does not support more than a 55 watt bulb, so it appears I will have to get a new fixture if I want to accomplish this much light in my tank. I have done some research online, but am a newbie enough to have no idea what is the best set up for my tank.
2) for me to lose the carbon in my filters (Penguin Bio Wheel Filter and Fluval 204) as it was eliminating the very things I was trying to fertilize my plants with. I have done this as a week ago.
3) to know that CO2 was really the key. I have the Hagen CO2 system in my tank (good for up to 20 gallon tanks). Should I purchase an additional Hagen system to increase the CO2 to a 29 gallon tank? I know there was some concern that my Bio Wheel might be churning the water too much to cause a loss of CO2, but if I installed an extra CO2 system would this still be a concern? I don't to upset the beneficial bacteria that the Bio Wheel provides, so am waiting on advice for this course of action before stopping the use of the Bio Wheel.
Any help on the lighting issue and CO2 issue is greatly appreciated.