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Light is a 4' one of these Amazon link. I do a 3 gallon bucket water change every week to 10 days. Not 100% sure what the substrate is, possibly clay based (1/8" granules), sold as a specific aquarium substrate - it has been in there many years, although I did top it up a bit recently. Tank...

I try to give away some guppies when I can, but they're self perpetuating. Light is currently on for 7-8 hrs a day, at maximum brightness. What would be the best way to get some plants growing again, I don't want to go back to tubes.

Light is one of these which seem to have reasonable reviews and should be OK for basic plants? Yes, the tank is probably overpopulated with guppies, but they seem healthy enough and don't appear to harm the plants directly.

I've had a planted aquarium for many years and never used to have an issue with plants. They used to grow well and I had that many I often gave some away. Nothing exotic, just common or garden ones grown without CO2 or fertilizer. Used to have florescent T8s, now have a single LED light...