First attempt at a semi serious dirted planted tank!

I've had some plants in my 90g for a couple of years but nothing too serious. I just ripped everything out and dirted the tank this morning. It's clearing up now (I had to add a lot more sand than before to cap it, and made it cloudy). The fish seem to be enjoying themselves, sparring and courting one another.


-90g tank
-Finnex Fugeray II 7k LED
-Dirted substrate capped with 1+" of pool filter sand
-AC110 + fluval 405 for filtration
-9 pairs of various rainbowfish, 3 SAEs, 3 various cories, 3 Roseline sharks, ramshorn snails, and one albino bristlenose pleco
-Various types of anubias, java fern, some type of bacopa, jungle val and some type of rotala

That being said, does anyone have some foreground plants they can recommend that do not require CO2 and will thrive under my current conditions?

Here's a picture about 5 hours after completing all the messing around today!

HybridHerp said:

You got some high light so I might recommend some floaters.

Also, try micro sword for the bottom, or Monte Carlo, or even hair grass.

You have enough light for most plants to work tbh. I'd just maybe avoid the super rare stuff like erios.

All ludwigias would work tbh.

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Wouldn't floaters get pushed under by the AC110 filter? That's why I've never tried them. I like the look of hair grass and micro swords. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll see what I can find.

bbortko said:

I have water lettuce in a tank with an ac70 and no problems. There water makes enough current that the lettuce doesn't get under the actual and get pushed under.

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Interesting. Not sure I have enough space between the glass and light for water lettuce though. It's too bad I think the roots look awesome.

Be sure to watch in 1080p. Zooms in at around 1:40 for the impatient ones

[video=youtube;nJOMERUMd90]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOMERUMd90&list=UUv736meij1aHHim4wkscCqQ[/video]

Thanks guys. The search for plants continues. I'm not paying $10 for tiny little sickly ones!