Lighting, substrate, plants.

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Upon reading your post again, it sounds like you want really low matentance, hardy plants. Anubias are wonderfully hardy and self-sufficient plant. Good since you have angels. IME swords are thougher to keep w/o a little extra effort. You don't seem too keen about Co2 system, which is cool. Anubias and javas are great for those conditions.

Oh, and it looks like (strictly speaking in watts) you have over 3wpg. I haven't had a fun time keeping the algae off of the slow growing anubias, and i have just under 3wpg. The petitte nanas I have require an algae scrapping on a regular basis. I had to get rid of all my anubias in my 40gal because I couldn't keep the algae off 'em.
But the good news is, if you shade them with other plants, it is usually a solution. They like low-light conditions. Also lowering you wpg can help prevent the algae accumulation.
 
Wow, thanks for all the info, I am willing to do a DIY Co2 system with a Co2 ladder but not presureized Co2. I get some algea on the Anubias's I have now but it comes of easily with my fingers when I clean them once a week. It is a dark brown/black/green. I got some floating plants that are just starting to give off shoots, when I get a good amount of them I can use them to shade the Anubias's.

I think I'll try some of those plants you have and see what happens, I take it we have pretty much have the same WPG. To you do a Liquid Fert? I have some Seachem Flourish...
 
I use the Pfertz line of fertilizers mostly. I have the Seachem collection, but the dosing for each kind of fertilizer has a different dosing amount and dosing frequency, which gets to be a lot to remember (in my case a lot to forget). The Pfertz fertilizers are in a pump bottle (like lotion) so the doses are daily and measurable by "pumps". WAY easier that "capfulls" and "treads in the cap". Less of a mess, too. But IME Flourish works just fine, though I find it inconvienient. My plants don't seem to like one fertilizer over the other, I just prefer the easier dosing method is all.

I started with the DIY CO2 with a ladder. Does a good job. Plus the bubble sare fun to watch while they go through the ladder :) Definately better than no CO2.* Just make sure to get a check valve and put it anywhere in the tube between the bottle and the ladder. *
I skipped that step. BIG mistake. When the pressure in the bottle decreases (because the sugar stops reacting with the yeast) the water in your aquarium will syphon off into the bottle, then to the base of your aqaurium stand, then to the floor if you don't catch it in time. A check valve will prevent this. The DIY directions probably say to use a check valve, but I am just letting you know not to leave it out bc you think it's not very important. IME, IT IS lol.

Good Luck!
Oh, and when I had the DIY CO2 w/ Ladder, the windelov, ludwigia, and swords did the best! I had crypts, too. They also did well.
 
Thanks for that info. How ever, would the DIY Co2 in the ladder make much of a difference in a 75 Gal?
 
Like someone said in the other thread: you'd probably have to get a few 2L bottles of Sugar/Yeast mixture to make a noticeable difference in the CO2 levels.
For the anubias, java ect., it not very necessary, but if you want anymore plants besides those, the CO2 is a big helper in growth rate.
 
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