Ah ok, I understand about the lighting, I always hear about other successful tanks in the 4 even 5 watts/gallon. I was under the assumption that my 2 watts was like minimal.

The strip I have is one piece with 4 bulbs in it, it has 2 switches and 2 plugs so I will be able to run the lights on a staggered timer like you suggest. At the moment both plugs are on the same timer.

So the dosing will go:
1.5 tsp KN03 (Potassium Nitrate Dry from Greg Watson) 3x a week
.5 tsp KH2P04 (Mono Potassium Phosphate Dry from Greg Watson) 3x a week
30ml Trace Elements (Seachem "Flourish") 3x a week

When you say bomb Seachem Excel are we talking more 30ml 3x a week or more?

For GH, I do have a test kit but have used it only once. I'm so new to all this I've really only been doing KH tests. Also I just got done making a DIY CO2 measuring capsule with some materials I had laying around the house, so cost = free. I read the post about using distilled water and baking soda with pH drops to visually measure my CO2 levels. Here is a pic:

This was my first attempt I am going to make a glass one next.

I will get ahold of GH booster to have on hand.

Thank you so much for all your help!
Lee