20 Gallon Planted Tank - 10/1/10

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Uploaded by on Oct 1, 2010

I took out the Eco-complete, which was contaminated from improper storage and which presumably caused the loss of my smallest Laetacara, and replaced it with Seachem Flourite.

Plants are the same except for the Bacopa monnieri, which I threw away because the bottom leaves were dying. Lighting has been replaced with a single strip T5NO 18w Coralife Aqualight, which doesn't run nearly as hot. Also put in a piece of driftwood and a rock cave with java moss tied to the top.

New fish are 4 upside down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) and a bristlenose pleco. They are all eating frozen brine shrimp.

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  • wow that looks like a 40 gallon but i know ur probably right ur camera just makes it look huge. Is it a 20 gallon long tank?

  • @Elitetank87 Yes.

  • haha and i just re-read the video title. 20 gallons. that answers my first question. so its true then, you want 1 watt: 1 gallon, effectively?

  • @ricecracker604 1 wpg of T5NO (normal output) on a shallow tank like mine is considered low to medium light. For a deeper tank, you'll need more wpg or a T5HO (high output) bulb.

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  • The upside down cat fish look so weird =)))

  • hey, nice tank, how many gallons is this?

    im having real troubles growing my plants. they are crypt wendtii. my gh and kh are perfect, and i frequently add iron and mixed plant nutrients when doing a water change.

    a couple reasons im thinking i messed up are:

    a) i had a common pleco in the tank who may have been eating my plants

    b) my substrate is sand

    c) my tank is a 50 gallon with a SINGLE t10 26 watt bulb.... i think this is the big one

    any advice would be awesome, thankyou

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