Well i just stumbled upon these forums and after a few hours of reading... I am very impressed with the knowledge here
I have a 29 Gallon tank, am fairly new to the aquarium hobby, recently converted to live plants (and am hooked btw), and I'm leaning towards an "excel" type setup.
Anyway, onto my questions:- My current lighting setup consists of of 1x18W, T8 sized bulb, based on the fact that I'd like to have an excel setup, I assume i'd need more lighting?
- Airstones and live plants... not good friends? I would assume the answer is no, since they remove CO2 from the water.
- I really like the look of having a planted floor, using a small plant like a micro sword or dwarf hairgrass (or similar plants) Does having a setup like this require anything in particular?
- In addition to numerous fish, my tank also contains a ~4inch crawfish. Any of you have experience keeping a crawfish in a planted tank? So far he hasnt' seemed to take any interest in munching on my current plants.
And I think that's all my questions for now. I'll leave you with some pictures of my current setup:
