Types of plant suitable for low tech tank carpet

[Urban Aquaria]

Ok! Thanks again. Hope it doesn't turn out bad when i go back office tomorrow haha. Anyway where do we find suitable lights for plants in small aquarium? I went to seaview and bought a 11w florescent light is that enough? Most of the lights for sale are led and i doubt they are bright enough.

The 11W fluorescent light should be okay for your current tank setup.

Most of the new LED light models nowadays are suitable for planted tanks, many have their light spectrums specifically tuned for growing aquarium plants... usually the wattage works out to half that of normal fluorescent lights for the equivalent effectiveness (with alot less heat emitted and in much slimmer casings too).

Only thing is they still tend to cost more, so the initial expenditure is higher... though the energy savings and super long LED lifespan (no need to change bulbs for years) work out to be cheaper over time.

Just check tank journal threads and see the popular LED lightsets that people use successfully and you can get an idea of how well they work.

[kmjoe]

Here's an update after 3 days. Looks greener and a little bit more. Does this looks like healthy growth?

[Urban Aquaria]

Looks okay... but do let the top layer of soil dry out abit more as there is still too much water on it, algae and mold will start to grow on it very soon.

[kmjoe]

Currently letting it dry out naturally as it's air conditioned environment, sld dry off pretty quickly