Look at these packages...They will give you an idea of good, hardy plants. They are designed for beginners.
http://www.freshwateraquariumplants...?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=FAP&Category_Code=PAP
Also the site has other plants you can read about, and many good articles about how to be successful. Also look at the PlantFinder on this forum. http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/
You can search for hardy plants.
I wouldn't be too concerned about the natural light. I would take advantage of it....as Diana Walstad does in her book Ecology of the Planted Aquarium. Its a myth that natural light causes algae. Think about it. What do plants in the wild grow from? Not a fluorescent bulb. I would shoot for about an 8 hr. photoperiod and adjust from there after you see how things are growing.
http://www.freshwateraquariumplants...?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=FAP&Category_Code=PAP
Also the site has other plants you can read about, and many good articles about how to be successful. Also look at the PlantFinder on this forum. http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/
You can search for hardy plants.
I wouldn't be too concerned about the natural light. I would take advantage of it....as Diana Walstad does in her book Ecology of the Planted Aquarium. Its a myth that natural light causes algae. Think about it. What do plants in the wild grow from? Not a fluorescent bulb. I would shoot for about an 8 hr. photoperiod and adjust from there after you see how things are growing.
