Hi. This will be my first planted tank so maybe I am being too ambitious. I got a new 90g and some large driftwood, and I'm getting ready to order the following:
Marineland aquatic plant LED
Fluval FX6
Eco complete + estes black aqua sand
Stocking ideas:
Pair of rainbow cichlids
Pair of dwarf pikes
Chocolate cichlid
Blue acara
Group of orange head geophagus
I've been leaning towards a non-CO2 setup but will that much light cause algae? I'm not totally opposed to adding CO2, but I don't want a jungle since I'm planning on having geophagus as part of my stock and I want some clear sand areas with just a decent amount of hardy plants. I read about drilling holes in slate to hold plants down when stocking eartheaters, anyone try that? I also want to stick with LED so I can place it on top of my glass top rather than screw it onto the sides like all the T5s I've seen.
Anyways, if someone could give me some ideas on lighting/plant species for this type of setup that would be awesome. I am set on cichlids though, so please don't recommend just doing a rainbow tank.
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Marineland aquatic plant LED
Fluval FX6
Eco complete + estes black aqua sand
Stocking ideas:
Pair of rainbow cichlids
Pair of dwarf pikes
Chocolate cichlid
Blue acara
Group of orange head geophagus
I've been leaning towards a non-CO2 setup but will that much light cause algae? I'm not totally opposed to adding CO2, but I don't want a jungle since I'm planning on having geophagus as part of my stock and I want some clear sand areas with just a decent amount of hardy plants. I read about drilling holes in slate to hold plants down when stocking eartheaters, anyone try that? I also want to stick with LED so I can place it on top of my glass top rather than screw it onto the sides like all the T5s I've seen.
Anyways, if someone could give me some ideas on lighting/plant species for this type of setup that would be awesome. I am set on cichlids though, so please don't recommend just doing a rainbow tank.
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