So I'm planning to overhaul my 30 and 45 gallon tanks!!! First will be my 30 gallon tank, which needs some work done to the stand because it's leaning to the back, and to the left. So I plan to reinforce the wood at the bottom of the stand so it no longer leans back, and then work to level off the tank. I plan to turn it into a low tech planted tank with the following...
Tank - 30 gallon (36"x12"x16")
Lighting - 36" Coralife Aqualight Dual Linear Strip T5NO 2x21w (6500k bulb, colormax bulb)
Filtration - SunSun Hw-302 canister filter
Heating - 200w Eheim Jager submersible heater
Substrate - 3" Mineralized Topsoil capped with 1/2" Flourite original planted substrate
Then I have my 45 gallon long tank which is currently running with fake plants and houses my sons betta which will go back into his tank when I get started on this tank. The plan is set this tank back up as a high tech planted tank with the following
Tank - 45 gallon long (48"x12"x19")
Lighting - 48" Mega Brand T5HO 4x54w (1 x 6500k bulb, 1 x colormax bulb, 1 x Wave Point Ultra Growth Wave bulb, 1 x Power Chrome Aqua Flora bulb)
Filtration - Odyssea CFS500 canister filter
Heating - 300w Hydor Theo submersible heater
Substrate - 2"- 4" Flourite original planted substrate
Co2 Injection system
EI Dosing + Osmocote Plus root tabs
So here's what the T5HO lighting looks like


Tank - 30 gallon (36"x12"x16")
Lighting - 36" Coralife Aqualight Dual Linear Strip T5NO 2x21w (6500k bulb, colormax bulb)
Filtration - SunSun Hw-302 canister filter
Heating - 200w Eheim Jager submersible heater
Substrate - 3" Mineralized Topsoil capped with 1/2" Flourite original planted substrate
Then I have my 45 gallon long tank which is currently running with fake plants and houses my sons betta which will go back into his tank when I get started on this tank. The plan is set this tank back up as a high tech planted tank with the following
Tank - 45 gallon long (48"x12"x19")
Lighting - 48" Mega Brand T5HO 4x54w (1 x 6500k bulb, 1 x colormax bulb, 1 x Wave Point Ultra Growth Wave bulb, 1 x Power Chrome Aqua Flora bulb)
Filtration - Odyssea CFS500 canister filter
Heating - 300w Hydor Theo submersible heater
Substrate - 2"- 4" Flourite original planted substrate
Co2 Injection system
EI Dosing + Osmocote Plus root tabs
So here's what the T5HO lighting looks like