GATF and well planted tank?

[akvamania]

Does anyone know how this would work out?
Im wondering about putting 2 gatf in a 1750l tank, but im afraid of the plants becoming extinct...
Are the gatf diggers?

 

[rumblesushi]

Hey man I remember you, you have the fish now? Any pics?

 

[akvamania]

Sorry... The supplier couldnt deliver as promised. But im still going to set up the tank while im waiting. But i dont want to use a lot of money on plants if they wont survive with the gatf.

 

[rumblesushi]

ATFs aren't plant destroyers, you'll be fine. Check out r1_ridah's tank for a beautiful planted ATF tank.

 

[akvamania]

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[Blacksunshine420]

No worries. ATFs don't touch plants. They are pure carnivores and do not dig.

 

[akvamania]

okey. then i will set up the tank as a plant tank. the plan is to have these water values,
ph: 6,5
kh:4
gh:6-7
co2:36-38 ppm
no2:<10 ppm
no3:<0,3 ppm

can they handle this?

 

[rumblesushi]

I think the PH should be a little higher.

 

[Blacksunshine420]

okey. then i will set up the tank as a plant tank. the plan is to have these water values,
ph: 6,5
kh:4
gh:6-7
co2:36-38 ppm
no2:<10 ppm
no3:<0,3 ppm

can they handle this?

PH should be around 7.5-8. Remember they come from african waters.
Also you WILL need alot of O2 in your water as they come from highly oxiginated moving waters.
you will need to keep this in mind specifically because you are planning to have a planted tank. At night Plants suck up the o2 out of the water and can leave it o2 defficent. (this is what killed my tiger). So at night be sure to have some sort of airation running.

 

[PufferXtreme]

Make sure to post pics of the tank setup when it's finished, I'd love to see it!