plant suggestions

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clown loach

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Sep 19, 2009
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pl help, i have a bb, driftwood, rocks, 84-86F, 7.8-7.9 ph, moderate-relatively bright lighting, 60g

is there any plants that DO NOT require any of those CO2 injections or fertilizer, pretty much i dont want to take care of it. also will water lettuce be fine? since im worry about the humidity
 
Since your light is "bright" then you should be good. Many plants don't do too great in high light without CO2. I had no CO2, I got some nice pink growth in one plant, but the ground got covered in brown hair algae. PS: just because a light looks bright doesn't mean it is actually high light. The wattage and type of bulb is important. T5 HO is brighter than a T12 with the same watts... as an example... but the "WPG" rule is still kind of useful, as a vague idea of light level, no matter how 'debunked' it has been. Flourescent bulbs are brighter than incandescent. Never had metal Halide though. IDK about those.

Most any TRUE floating plant (not a floating stem that is just under the surface) will do good in those conditions, as far as I know. Hornwort does good in any conditions, you could try that. In the end, it is a lot less frustrating to have moderate light and some fertilizers. Really, it isn't that difficult.

Anubias apparently gets overrun by algae in high light, because it grows too slow.

Some plants use CaCO3 if CO2 is deficient. Plants such as "anacharis", vals and potamogetons. In the "want plant do I have" I got the impression that Hygrophylla difformis (wysteria) is very easy. I have onion plant in moderate light (2 wpg of T5) and no CO2 or fertilzers.

On a "monster fish" place, your choice of fish is kind of important. Some like eating or destroying plants for fun. So don't be too sad if your monster tears up your new plant.
 
Water lettuce sits on top of the water. The only part of the plant visible in the water is the roots, and they're pretty ugly. Here's mine -- they're really not that decorative! Is this what you're talking about? If so, they are known as "low light" plants.

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I'd say the colander is the not decorative part of your display.

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By the way, OP, I have very hard basic water too, and I have grown a dozen or so varieties of plants n my water. Without dosing, I really have only grown java fern, onion plant and hornwort. The hornwort died back really bad when I was away, not changing the water
 
Awww I thought it was a nice touch... no, we were just trying to create a "guard" for the holes on the side because I was thinking of throwing in these feeder goldfish I bought to cycle a tank. We've had them a year now, and they're in a 55, and I'd like to use it for something I actually want... so we're going to throw them in there, I think. :D
 
seds;3482794; said:
I'd say the colander is the not decorative part of your display.

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By the way, OP, I have very hard basic water too, and I have grown a dozen or so varieties of plants n my water. Without dosing, I really have only grown java fern, onion plant and hornwort. The hornwort died back really bad when I was away, not changing the water
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So a hornworth needs the water changes too?
 
Water changes refresh trace elements. Fish provide enough (usually) nitrogen, minerals come in mostly through the changing of water. (Or adding fertilizer if you have lots of plants)
 
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