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10-15-2004, 11:34 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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 |  Planted tank
Here's a picture of my plant tank. I finally picked up a digital camera. Here are the specs:
AGA 20 hex
100watt heater
Whisper hang on filter w/ Sechem Matrix and Seachem Purigen as media
Pea gravel
14 watt NO bulb
Here's a plant list:
Onion plant
Java moss
Java fern
Anubias Congensis
Anubias Barteri
Anubias Nana
There are 15 Emperor Tetras and 1 Botia Striatia, and in case your wondering there is no Co2 or additives being added to the aquarium. So it just goes to prove if you pick the rite plants you can grow plants under many different circumstances. So far the reef to plant switch on the 75 is going perfect. It is up and running and full of plants. As Soon as it finishes clearing up I'll post some pictures. Anyway let me know what you think about the 20.
_________  &&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | 
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10-15-2004, 11:50 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: Planted tank
That looks really nice! So those are plants that grow under lower light conditions? I helped my best friend set up a freshie and she asked me about plants but I thought you needed special setups...
What else would we need? I can give her a dual light strip..it is a 30 gallon or like 25...I forget which. _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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10-15-2004, 03:23 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Planted tank
How much wattage would she have with the dual strip light? Also, what color are the bulbs. With two bulbs she could probably grow moderate light plants as well if the fixture has reflectors if not you will want to stick with low light plants. Here is a small list of a few low light plants:
Microsorium pteropus(Java Fern)
Lemna minor(duckweed)
Anubias barteri
Anubias nana
Anubias congensis
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne lutea
Spathiphyllum wallisii | |
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10-21-2004, 09:41 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fairfield, CA,California
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| Re: Planted tank
that looks like a well-thought-out plant setup. small ones in front, tall ones in the back. nice!
how long has the tank been running? i hear that the plants will eventually die if you don't pump in any CO2....
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10-21-2004, 02:29 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Planted tank
The tank has been running for about 3 years now. Co2 is not a necessity, but it sure helps. I run yeast sugar mix in my 75 and don't run any on the 20 hex. Most of the plants in the hex are easy to care for and don't really require Co2. | |
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10-21-2004, 04:08 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: Planted tank
Thanks for the info Reefman!  | |
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10-21-2004, 05:08 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
Posts: 594
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| Re: Planted tank
Your welcome birdlady! | |
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10-21-2004, 06:58 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fairfield, CA,California
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| Re: Planted tank
cool, good to know!
what are those plants, exactly? | |
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10-22-2004, 03:42 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mid-west, Illinois
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| Re: Planted tank
Who do you have for residents in your 20 hex? _________  && &&&&24 GAL Nano Cube with 30 lbs of sand,28 lbs of live rock, 2 clown fish and now 6 mushroom, and still learning. &&PADI diver riding a 93 Blue Goldwing&&Logo by Nautilus | |
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