dcorrea

That's what I'm afraid of, killing off either the plant or my sharks!

Shawnie

dieing plants wont kill your shark unless its left in there to raise the nitrates to untolerable levels...there are tons of members who have great sucess in planted tanks..im just not one of them lol

Amanda

Ah well, maybe the moss was defective.
As it turned out, I had cheap lights in the hood of my 55 gal. I have since replaced the lights & am going to be planting my tank soon.

dcorrea

Cool, that's a relief!

I mean that the plants are pretty easy to care for, not that you can't! LOL!

dcorrea

So the lighting has a lot to do with it too, huh? Recommendations?

Shawnie

trust me ...I cant

Amanda

Do you know how many watts of light you have in your tank?

dcorrea

Lol!

Shawnie

http://www.fishlore.com/theinspiredaquarium.htm thats a great link to help along the way..boys you will be reading forever wont you lol

Red1313

for plants you'll want a florescent bulb.

dcorrea

I may be wrong, but I believe it's a 100 watt?!? It's very bright. I must add, this was a tank that was given to us, so I didn't really have much of a selection! LOL!

Shawnie

ooops wrong link but that was a good one too LOL
brunette moment..I have them often..heres the lighting link I meant to paste http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/lighting/

Amanda

I'd be very surprised if the wattage was that high.
Is it a standard hood? (One single bulb)

dcorrea

Will that be good enough for both fish and plants? I believe it is a florescent.

dcorrea

Yes.

Amanda

The highest I can find for my 55 gal. is like 15-20 watts.

dcorrea

Like I say, I could be wrong (?) I'll have to check all of this stuff when I get home.

Amanda

lol, it's alright.
You're going to be busy when you get home.
All this new info.