Lighting Upgrade

[rubberdoofa]

Got a rio 240ltr planted tank i dont exactly recall the names of all the plants right now some are looking pale and straggly and the bigger leaved ones some have brown bits and holes in places, i have recently started injecting co2, its nigh on full wack at the mo and dose weekly with floraboost,I do have some alge which is like a fine fuzz on the plants and a brown bushy type on some rocks. The lighting/bulbs are arcadias x2, i have just sand as a substrate no soils etc to be honnest i didnt know what was required 2 year back when i first set up ide like to add the compleat stuff its how do you do it while the tank is in operation that stops me. Im in awe of your tank pictures they are beautifull and ide like a little more than just a fish tan,a planted aquatic jungle is what ide like idealy and we all have to start somewhere
so i would like to know of what lighting is best for my tank size and plants, and if any one has mannaged to add a fertilizer subsrate while the tank is in use would be greatly apriciated

 

[zig]

Have a look at the pinned article on lighting at the top of this section of the forum.

 

[rubberdoofa]

Have a look at the pinned article on lighting at the top of this section of the forum.

hello Zig i have read the pinned section on lighting befor i posted , i posted because it didnt answer my question i know about the wpg rule that wasnt a problem what is i dunno what wattage my bulbs are so dunno how inferior they acctualy are ............they must be duff as i have stringie plants with green bushy bits on top etc no where on the bulb does it tell me what wattage they are so how do i know?

my bulbs are;
arcadia original tropical plantgrowth lamp
arcadia tropical high output lamp
read the bit about colour in the lamps didnt mention mine as mine are while and pinkish!
i will accept responcibility for not wording my post as well as i should of sorry!
i would like T8s at some point but dont like the idea of having no lid on the tank.....i own 5 cats and all love pawing at the tank on occasion
thanks again