Went to petsmart got a light. brought it home(after I made sure it fit). Put it in the fixture.plugged it in and WA-LAAA! .....it doesn't work. AT ALL.
So this means I need to get a new fixture all together...
But on a good note I got some root tabs for my amazon sword and a peacock fern :3
Im most likely going back this weekend and I just got a $5 off coupon from Martha Stewart!
When I do go back I'm getting the fixture, possibly the master test kit (why so expensiiive >.<)
AMD I really REALLY want a moss ball! They are so cute!
And I bought a friend of mine a nerite or a zebra snail, not sure which, for bringing me C:
P.S
I was thinking it might be the starter but it doesn't have one!
It's not TopFin, it's ALL-GLASS AQUARIUM INC. [Fluorescent light reflecter]
That's the thing, I'm not sure at all! I bought my aquarium off craigslist and that was with it.
Whats so bad with root tabs? I just hear if they aren't deep enough into the substrate they will leak into the water column and make it murky.
And I can't bring it back because I lost my receipt -.-
...hopefully it's in my friends car
and that sucks so bad about the fern!!! >.<
Why the hell do they sell them as aquatic? I need to find my receipt asap!
That sucks that you have to replace your fixture. Their not exactly cheap. Maybe you can get a glass canopy/and light strip. This way if it happens again you can just replace the light strip and not the whole thing.
I do have one of those glass things that goes on the top and it folds over or lays flat.
What price range is a light strip? I'd rather one of those if they have them in 16"
I need fluorescent though. I already have incandescent lights and they areen't strong enough because my aquarium is too tall.
And it has to be 16'. Anything else is too big or too small -.-
I love my tank but finding stuff for it is difficult...
Well, i'm not sure just how much you can spend on lighting, if you want to go with the most bang for your $, I would just put the glass canopy on the tank and go to Lowes or whatever and get a shop drop light or two, put in a 24 watt 6500k cfl or two and just put them right over or on the glass.
Also root tabs are fine to use. I have used Seachem root tabs as well as these blood and bone Aussie made ones. Because they gradually break down, if you don't bury them properly or you disturb the substrate they are in they can leech out slightly into the water column and sometimes give off a slightly 'rotten egg' smell.
However, my clay blood and bone ones have come right out of the substrate and my plants just grow over the top of them and have not had any issues with water quality or clarity because of it.
I always use root tabs for plants like swords and crypts. Flourite itself is just an inert, clay based substrate. All it is good for is pulling nutrients out of the water column and into the substrate. So if you are not dosing fertilisers it is really going to do zilch for your plants.
You dont NEED an fluorescent light strip.
You can use an incandescent light strip, just put in a fluorescent bulb. I've been doing that between 6months to a year.
Cool, I'll test it out when i get off work.
I can't bring anything back becauseI lost the reciept so I'm going to keep the bulb in case I need it in the long run and I really like the peacock fern so I'm going to plant it.
Could I plant it in a vase?
You bought the lamp ( the one that fizzled out) oh, they will take it back without a receipt....take it back and if the sales clerk says no kindly ask for the manager. You might not get cash back, they may give store credit... still better than nothing.
I'm going to try that and if it still doesn't work then it's obvious it's the fixture.
I'm still going to test the other fixture I have just in case I change my mind. lol
Oh gosh, that is a flood light and not good for plants. Exchange the light bulb that fizzled out, if the 2nd light bulb fizzles out also we will then re visit the home improvement cfl 6500k light bulb thing.
I'm not sure..lol they are teeny tiny barely noticeable. I just noticed them 20 minutes ago. They are white and have what looks like two tails....I don't mind them if they are harmless.
Double check this with Aokashi or someone more familiar with plants, but....
Even though that peacock fern won't do as a submerged aquarium plant, you might use it emerged, with the leaves in the air. Emergent plants remove a lot of ammonia, more than most submerged plants.
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