Please document every step. I would love to see progress in your project and I want a planted tank one day also.
Thinking about a planted tank
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As for substrate, a cheap and very effective alternative to store bought substrate is a sprinkling of spahnum peat moss, mulm from a fish filter and layers of lesco soilmaster select to hold it all down. Plant right into that and it'll grow your plants very quickly.
The easiest, least expensive way that I have found is no CO2 I just use Flourish Excel twice a week, My lighting is Current 39x2w one freshwater plant bulb and I think the other is a 10k,My substrate is just a fine black sand with no additives,As far as the actinic bulb, I'm running 2 coralife 50/50 bulbs in my 12g planted nano cube and the plants grow just fine with that as well,but I'm running eco-complete in that tank as substrate.I attached a few pic for you to see im not BSn you the first couple is my big planted tank and the last are of my 12g nano cube Let me know what you think?????BlackShark11k;3957797; said:I currently have a 72g bowfront salt tank that I figured might actually look best as a planted tank
As for lighting, the tank currently has coralife "aqualight" with two 65 watt 10,000k light and two 65 watt actinic blue lights, I think thats about 4.3 watts per gallon. Will this be good for most plants?
I'm wondering what exactly I could do with this tank? I don't want to cram it with plants, but you know, a few here and there.
I've never kept a planted tank before either- I had a few plants here and there but most of that ended in failure. Anyways, one of my favorite plants are the creeping red ludwigia (Ludwigia repens). I think it would pretty nice with some nice tall green-type plants and then a few creeping ludwigia dispersed throughout the tank.
If you want the easiest, least expensive way,
Is this do-able? Is there anything I need to know about trying this? I take it that a c02 dispenser will not be needed. I also have a UV bulb on there too for algae control.
Thanks
to throw in my 2 cents...I have an actnic and an 18K bulb in my T5 light set. The actnic really helps to bring out colors. I would keep them in myself. I use Flourite and have had no issues at all. As far as the algae goes.....well it also kinda depends on the inhabitants of the tank.
Good Luck. Look forward to seeing pics!!
Good Luck. Look forward to seeing pics!!
bomber;3959478; said:
Thanks bro! I'll be sure to document it once the project is "off the ground"
xx123j;3960118; said:
Cool, thanks for the idea.
ridehardorgohome;3960727; said:The easiest, least expensive way that I have found is no CO2 I just use Flourish Excel twice a week, My lighting is Current 39x2w one freshwater plant bulb and I think the other is a 10k,My substrate is just a fine black sand with no additives,As far as the actinic bulb, I'm running 2 coralife 50/50 bulbs in my 12g planted nano cube and the plants grow just fine with that as well,but I'm running eco-complete in that tank as substrate.I attached a few pic for you to see im not BSn you the first couple is my big planted tank and the last are of my 12g nano cube Let me know what you think?????
Thanks for the info! Your tanks looks great. Can i see a full tank shot of the first one?
Mr_Altepeter;3960791; said:
Hmm, interesting. I suppose I'll just try both and see what I like better
[/QUOTE]Hmm, interesting. I suppose I'll just try both and see what I like better [/QUOTE]
Yeah that's probably the best way, my tank is under Mr A's Planted 75G if you wan to take a gander at it.
[/QUOTE]Yeah that's probably the best way, my tank is under Mr A's Planted 75G if you wan to take a gander at it.
