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If you guys remember my quarantine tank from my other thread (inareverie85's 29 Gal - First Planted Tank!) then I'm sure you'll understand when I decided to change it from a grow-out/quarantine tank to a low-tech scape. I simply had to to appease my addiction. I'm oogling a 75 gallon tank, but I really shouldn't get one of those until I'm sure I can keep up with my 29.
I'm hoping to make this tank into something nice for my pair of Longfinned Rosey Barbs and trio of Ottos to play in. The barbs have a tendency to uproot things, so I'm all for plants that can be tied to wood and rock
I've scaped most of it just this afternoon, but I don't want to post any pictures until I'm completely finished
Once I get my crypt order from aquabotanic, which will be in a few short days, I should be finished!
So far, my plants are consisting of common low-tech plants: Java Fern, Lacey Java Fern, Anubias Nana, Anubias Lancelota, and Moneywort. I also have a group of mildly-demanding star grass, but I'll likely replace that with more Java Fern bunches when I manage to buy some more and tie them to rocks. The Red Tiger Lotus bulb in my main tank has given me a baby, and I intend to use it as my focal point, as it will be the ONLY plant in the tank that isn't a bright green!
As for lighting, I'm using the fixture that came with the tank, but to my delight, I can hang 30W of flourescent light over the 14 gallons. That seems like quite enough for low-tech plants to me! Will my Tiger Lotus have trouble? As for CO2, I plan on just dosing Excel. Nice and easy. I bought one bag of Eco-Complete and mixed it in with my regular gravel. Probably not the best substrate, but I'm sure it will support undemanding plants if I add root tabs.
So does my setup sound like it'll work so far? Opinions would be great!
Pics in a few days!
I'm hoping to make this tank into something nice for my pair of Longfinned Rosey Barbs and trio of Ottos to play in. The barbs have a tendency to uproot things, so I'm all for plants that can be tied to wood and rock
So far, my plants are consisting of common low-tech plants: Java Fern, Lacey Java Fern, Anubias Nana, Anubias Lancelota, and Moneywort. I also have a group of mildly-demanding star grass, but I'll likely replace that with more Java Fern bunches when I manage to buy some more and tie them to rocks. The Red Tiger Lotus bulb in my main tank has given me a baby, and I intend to use it as my focal point, as it will be the ONLY plant in the tank that isn't a bright green!
As for lighting, I'm using the fixture that came with the tank, but to my delight, I can hang 30W of flourescent light over the 14 gallons. That seems like quite enough for low-tech plants to me! Will my Tiger Lotus have trouble? As for CO2, I plan on just dosing Excel. Nice and easy. I bought one bag of Eco-Complete and mixed it in with my regular gravel. Probably not the best substrate, but I'm sure it will support undemanding plants if I add root tabs.
So does my setup sound like it'll work so far? Opinions would be great!
Pics in a few days!