Hey i was thinking about doing a few live plants and i was wondering what things i would need to keep them alive and healthy, so i guess ill do this in my 10 gal just to see how it goes thanks=)
Thinking about live plants?
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I believe you'd need about 2 or 3 watts of light per gallon of tank, as a rule of thumb. And they have to be in the right spectrum, typically bulbs made specifically for aquatic plants.
I have a 10 gal. planted tank with 36W of lighting. DIY CO2 sytem and I dose it with ferts on a regular basis. My plants grow like crazy and I love it. I also keep some Otto's in there to clean up a little. One thing I learned quick was to keep the surface of the water still. I had a HOB filter running and the water agitation was breaking up my CO2 bubbles. Once I took it out, my CO2 levels went back up.
Depending on what type of plants you want to have, lighting will vary. Ferts are good, and so is CO2. No airbubbler, little to no surface agitation.
Read this site...http://www.rexgrigg.com/ It will give you alot of good info on starting a planted tank.