Hi,

I'm a newbie who's been bitten by the aquatic plant bug. I've read and learnt a lot from all of the sifu's from this site. Now I've decided to take the plunge and start a 3 foot aquarium.

I intend to start with some low maintenance plants but in the future if I should wish to graduate to 'higher' maintenance plants - what kind of lighting do I need? It seems to me that the commercial kind has always 'too few watts'. Is it necessary to DIY?

The 2nd thing I need advice on is the Co2 tank and regulator. Where would be a good (reasonably priced) place to get one? Is my tank too big to use the DIY Co2 reactors? How about if I use two?

Looking forward to your answers.
Thanks