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Seattle_Aquarist · 01-06-2009, 09:25 PM

Hi Clayton1978,
Absolutely! My first attempt with the 45 gallon did become somewhat of a forest. Shortly after I had set up my tank, GSAS invited Luis Navarro up from Texas to be the guest speaker. He gave an excellent talk about a "Green Tank". I didn't know what a "Green Tank" was so I asked. Luis explained that a "Green Tank" uses mostly non-stem plants and suggested several species such as Crytocoryne balansae, Microsorium pteroptus v. ‘Wendelov’ (Java Fern Lace), Eleocharis montevidensis (Giant Hair Grass), Eleocharis acicularis (Dwarf Hair Grass), Microsorium pteroptus (Java Fern), Echinodorus v. 'Rubin (Red Rubin Sword), Anubia species, and a few others. I incorporated his suggestions when I set up my 30 gallon but I chose to add few stem plants, just for color and leaf texture, but not so many as to cause me a lot of pruning time.
It is a very easy tank to maintain, I prune the stem plants and thin the Crypts and Java Ferns once a month and thats about it.

01-06-2009, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Seattle_Aquarist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,278 iTrader Ratings: 7 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 69150	Re: Containing plant growth Hi Clayton1978, Absolutely! My first attempt with the 45 gallon did become somewhat of a forest. Shortly after I had set up my tank, GSAS invited Luis Navarro up from Texas to be the guest speaker. He gave an excellent talk about a "Green Tank". I didn't know what a "Green Tank" was so I asked. Luis explained that a "Green Tank" uses mostly non-stem plants and suggested several species such as Crytocoryne balansae, Microsorium pteroptus v. ‘Wendelov’ (Java Fern Lace), Eleocharis montevidensis (Giant Hair Grass), Eleocharis acicularis (Dwarf Hair Grass), Microsorium pteroptus (Java Fern), Echinodorus v. 'Rubin (Red Rubin Sword), Anubia species, and a few others. I incorporated his suggestions when I set up my 30 gallon but I chose to add few stem plants, just for color and leaf texture, but not so many as to cause me a lot of pruning time. It is a very easy tank to maintain, I prune the stem plants and thin the Crypts and Java Ferns once a month and thats about it.