Hey all, I just found this site and it couldn't have come at a more appropriate time.
This is my situation: I have a 20 gal tall glass aquarium that I want to turn into a ( of course ! ) planted aquarium. I have a 10 gallon acrylic sump with a protein skimmer ( which probably wouldn't do much in a freshwater planted tank other than aerate the water!), a Corallife 2x65 watt PC fixture with 1 10K bulb and 1 Actinic 03 bulb, tons of powerheads, heaters, etc.
My question is, what can I throw out and what should I keep? I really wouldn't want to get rid of the sump as I can use that as a wet/dry which is a no no in the reef world but is vital to keeping a freshwater tank for biological filtration or the lights as I think I can get bulbs that would work for a planted tank. Everything else is expendable. I would also like to know what I need to get to transform my tank into an Amano style planted tank. I know CO2 would be in there some where and I would like to go with one of the "yeast" style co2 producers as I don't want to have to fiddle with a CO2 bottle.
Please help this "newbie" as I really REALLY miss my freshwater tanks and I want to be able to keep a densly planted tank SUCCESFULLY!
This is my situation: I have a 20 gal tall glass aquarium that I want to turn into a ( of course ! ) planted aquarium. I have a 10 gallon acrylic sump with a protein skimmer ( which probably wouldn't do much in a freshwater planted tank other than aerate the water!), a Corallife 2x65 watt PC fixture with 1 10K bulb and 1 Actinic 03 bulb, tons of powerheads, heaters, etc.
My question is, what can I throw out and what should I keep? I really wouldn't want to get rid of the sump as I can use that as a wet/dry which is a no no in the reef world but is vital to keeping a freshwater tank for biological filtration or the lights as I think I can get bulbs that would work for a planted tank. Everything else is expendable. I would also like to know what I need to get to transform my tank into an Amano style planted tank. I know CO2 would be in there some where and I would like to go with one of the "yeast" style co2 producers as I don't want to have to fiddle with a CO2 bottle.
Please help this "newbie" as I really REALLY miss my freshwater tanks and I want to be able to keep a densly planted tank SUCCESFULLY!