Starting an iwagumi tank
I am very interested in getting a tank of this sort going. I would like to use slate or pagoda and then try to get the entire floor covered in Hemianthus Callitrichoides. My thoughts are to start the tank with only enough water to cover the plants until the patches take hold. This will be my first attempt at a planted tank using C02 and possibly MH lighting. Please comment on what you feel would be the most aesthetically pleasing type of MH. This would be a 55 gallon, so intense light is needed to get down the the bottom to make the plants happy. Any input is greatly appreciated.
I am very interested in getting a tank of this sort going. I would like to use slate or pagoda and then try to get the entire floor covered in Hemianthus Callitrichoides. My thoughts are to start the tank with only enough water to cover the plants until the patches take hold. This will be my first attempt at a planted tank using C02 and possibly MH lighting. Please comment on what you feel would be the most aesthetically pleasing type of MH. This would be a 55 gallon, so intense light is needed to get down the the bottom to make the plants happy. Any input is greatly appreciated.
