Hello,
I'm new to this forum and new to planted tanks. I'm setting up under a tight budget and here is what I've got so far:
29 ga X-high (tall?) with a HOB filter. Lighting is from a Coralife 65 W PC fixture, currently with a 10K bulb in it. Substrate is just regular gravel so far. Heating comes from a 150W submersed heater. Finally, there is a Regent 170GPH powerhead to keep things stirred up. No fish, no plants, no CO2 injection yet. This setup has been running for about 3 weeks now.
I've read that I should load up with plants all at once, can this be any aquatic plant? Locally I can get some Hornwort, but are there other plants that are preferable? What recommendations can you give about my setup?
I'm thinking to follow the low light, no CO2, large biomass path. Ultimately I want a tank with a lot of plants, a few small fish, and a cleanup crew of inverts.
Thanks in advance for your responses and double thanks for all the great information that's been posted here already.
-hdrestr
milwaukee
I'm new to this forum and new to planted tanks. I'm setting up under a tight budget and here is what I've got so far:
29 ga X-high (tall?) with a HOB filter. Lighting is from a Coralife 65 W PC fixture, currently with a 10K bulb in it. Substrate is just regular gravel so far. Heating comes from a 150W submersed heater. Finally, there is a Regent 170GPH powerhead to keep things stirred up. No fish, no plants, no CO2 injection yet. This setup has been running for about 3 weeks now.
I've read that I should load up with plants all at once, can this be any aquatic plant? Locally I can get some Hornwort, but are there other plants that are preferable? What recommendations can you give about my setup?
I'm thinking to follow the low light, no CO2, large biomass path. Ultimately I want a tank with a lot of plants, a few small fish, and a cleanup crew of inverts.
Thanks in advance for your responses and double thanks for all the great information that's been posted here already.
-hdrestr
milwaukee