For a substrate i use 1" peat moss,1" play sand,1" pc select (or gravel) in layers.

Amazon swords will soon completely fill up any 5g tank. Even just 1 in a 10g can be too much at times.

I do not use any added nutrients and for a 10g i use a couple of 15w spiral compact flourescent 6500k bulbs. If your current light is a 25w incandescent, that would probably work for a 5g.



Glad to see you are getting plants. they make the tank not only "Pretty" but also much easier to maintain.


my .02

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden