thekingprawn114

We have that light on the daughter's guppy tank. It works pretty well. Part of the reason the question of light came up is that way back in the day when this tank was set up before and grew plants like gangbusters it had 2 CF fixtures on it.

The two plants that are having the most problems are Hygrophila corymbosa Angustifolia and Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis), These are the highest light requirement plants in the tank. The main noticeable problems are leaf melt, some holes, and a lack of new growth. Anubias, crypts, and swords are doing fine. Java moss is struggling. It seems it's only the fast growth plants that are having issues. Some plants are newer (planted on the 12th) while some of the wisteria are older. I'll try to get some pics up after the cleaning is done today.

One of our tanks is a 46G bow, and it is struggling to keep the plants alive. The current light on it is the Finnex HLC 24/7 set to the default 24/7 profile. I believe the problem is inadequate lighting as other parameters are good (good chems, root tabs used, appropriate Easy Green ferts, etc.) Would the better solution be adding a second light or replacing the light with a higher PAR light to overcome the tank depth? Perhaps some other potential cause? I have the same model light (30" vice 36") on a 29G that is only 1.5" shallower, and the plants in that are growing very well.

Thanks for the answers. Now to plan an outing when the plague abates some more.

I would like to come to the store to purchase fish at some point (and also just to be there), but I'm concerned about the amount of time the fish would be in transport bags. I'm only about 10 minutes from the Edmonds ferry, but on the Kingston side. Would you recommend forgoing such a purchase, or are there ways to make it safe for the fish?