First aquascape

[Sharky Mark]

Hi all, just finished my first aquascape (a shameless, lower-budget rip-off of one George Farmer did on YouTube.)
I have a Juwel Primo 110 aquarium, am injecting CO2 and doing daily doses of liquid fertiliser, along with frequent water changes.

Looks nice at the moment but I've spent quite a lot on plants and am worried about being able to keep them healthy, as I've struggled with this in the past. I have the lights on for just 6 hours a day at the moment, to limit algae growth, but intend increasing this to 8-10 hours once things get established. To my mind the lights don't look particularly bright - do people think I'll need greater intensity for optimum plant growth? I think there's an option to add another 2 light tubes to this tank, but I'd rather avoid the expense if the one I have is adequate.

Any advice gratefully received, thanks

 

[hypnogogia]

Looks good. With co2, you won’t need your lights on longer than 8hrs per day, and the plants you have are not very demanding of light anyway.

You’ll get diatoms, so keep on top of daily water ch ages for the time being to manage that phase.

 

[Sharky Mark]

That's really helpful, and reassuring, thank you