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reeferwanabe

my daughter is looking for a light for her 55 gal planted tank. she buys all these nice plants just to have them die off I thought about hallides but something else should work mabe t5"s 48" tank. what are people using in their planted tanks?
 
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rgarofalo

co2 injections makes a huge difference if the tank is heavily planted.
you can make your own with yeast,sugar and i think (baking soda- makes it release slower)
use a soda bottle airline tubing and run the tubing under a rock or flowerpot in the display to give the co2 time to dissolve in the water
 
redfishbluefish

redfishbluefish

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For freshwater tanks with high light levels you must us CO2. As mentioned, you don’t need to go with expensive tanks and gauges. You can build a simple DIY bubbler using yeast.
 
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Talonstorm

If you have not purchased anything yet, I had a high light 55 gallon planted tank that I sold off the livestock and plants from when I moved 2 years ago. I never set it back up, so I have a lot of stuff I could sell off (for very reasonable prices) if you are interested. Including the light fixture, CO2 tank, diffuser, and pH controller. I also have a lot of expensive planted tank substrate that I would be willing to give you. I held onto it because I didn't use it in the tank for long and I didn't want to waste it. Let me know if you are interested, I can get the info on everything when I get home tonight. No big deal if not, it can just stay in storage too. :)

Tina
 
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