Need Help Ready To Start Shrimp And Plant Tank – Lights?

Have everything for 10 gal, Hob filter, Sponge Filter, Heater, Substrate, Driftwood, Cholla Wood, Snails, Plants (Java Moss, Xmas Moss, Crypts, Moss Balls, Maybe some Vals) and Shrimp. No Co2, Root tabs and Seachem Ferts.

Need Lights. Anyone with ideas?

Or anything else I might be missing.

 

Might want to look at the finnex line for lights. Do you have a GH/KH test kit? I also recommend a TDS meter. I got mine for 5$ on eBay.

 

Thanks, -Mak- Got the kit. I thought about the meter. Also looking at Finnex, I already have 1 on my 55.

 

With the lower light plants they would likely work with your standard led or an led plant light - finnex is a good one to go with in case you get other higher light plants.

 

This is the light I bought for my 20 gallon high tank. They sell a smaller one for pretty cheap and I'm very pleased with the results.

 

Okay, so far I am looking at the Nicrew and Finnex for lights. Also, the TDS meter. Any other options plant and shrimp keepers have had good results with? Or anything else I am missing?

 

Okay, a "Big Thanks" to all PRJ since1990 Mcasella -Mak-

I decided on this one

If its to bright I'll have to move it to my 20.

 

Although not expensive I question the value of a TDS meter. I have yet to find any value in mine as the idea is to match your shrimp current water with your tank. Can be tough to do. If anyone has a number for TDS that RCS should be kept in please let me know.

 

Although not expensive I question the value of a TDS meter. I have yet to find any value in mine as the idea is to match your shrimp current water with your tank. Can be tough to do. If anyone has a number for TDS that RCS should be kept in please let me know.

I would question it too, simply because I think the hobby gets too full of purists/statistically-minded people and they feel they need measurements of literally everything. I had a 20 gallon long tank as a kid full of a variety of things for 6-8 years and the only parameters we ever measured was ammonia and nitrite. My parents didn't care about water hardness, pH, wattage, nothing like that.

Not to say anything negative about people who do enjoy having stats for everything. They can come in handy when something isn't working in their setup. However, I've met people who have had plenty of success not going nuts and just enjoying the tank once it's cycled, scape'd and stocked.

 

Update on purchase of
Installed light, first impression the light appeared to have a yellow tinge to it, very bright From description on Nicrew website its fully adjustable RGB. This statement is misleading, Contacted Nicrew they apologized for the misleading statement. I prefer a mix of white, red, blue. This light does not allow a mix. It has a variety of colors but can only use 1 color at a time. Am returning. Replaced with Beamswork, wait and see. Thanks again everyone.

 

Update on purchase of
Installed light, first impression the light appeared to have a yellow tinge to it, very bright From description on Nicrew website its fully adjustable RGB. This statement is misleading, Contacted Nicrew they apologized for the misleading statement. I prefer a mix of white, red, blue. This light does not allow a mix. It has a variety of colors but can only use 1 color at a time. Am returning. Replaced with Beamswork, wait and see. Thanks again everyone.

Didn't know they made a dim-mable one or one with multiple colors. Well that sucks. Funny enough, I've only bought the one I recommended to you (and purchased yet another for a 10G tank a week ago) so I had no clue about other varieties. Still recommend it though! 3 Nicrew lights, no problems whatsoever! Good luck!!