1st off Thank you Tom for having this forum.
I'm in the process of setting up a 125 gal after searching the net i decided that i wanted to make it a planted tank so i started to do some reading on them. after 2 days of reading my brain is turning to mush and my wallet is getting thinner by the minute, than i stumbled on the Tom Barr Non CO2 Planted Aquarium with that be said i have a couple questions for you all if you would be so kind
tank size 72 long x 18" wide x 22" high
current lighting is 1 long strip with 2 36" t830 ( i assume the 30 = 30watts ) so that = 60watts total for the tank or .48 wpg did i figure that out right ? and if so is this enough to grow anything besides algae ?
I ordered some substrate before reading this forum 2 5gal pals of this stuff AquariumPlants.com's own: Freshwater Plant Substrate
TYPICAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
component weight %
volatile free basis
SiO2....................................76.72
Al2O3..................................11.28
CaO......................................0.63
MgO.....................................2.04
Na2O....................................0.10
K21O....................................1.26
Fe2O2..................................6.51
MnO.....................................0.01
P2O5....................................0.11
TiO2....................................0.52
FeO....................................0.82
Loss on Ignition.................2.20
and im thinking about starting off with these plants main reason i picked them is i read they are low light and easy to grow ?
Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis acicularis)
Java Fern mat (Microsorium pteropus)
Anubias Nana (Anubias barteri v. ‘Nana’)
Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) Pot
i'm open to any suggestions and all the help i can get (i keep getting "the look" from the wife) beacuse of this project (she really didnt like the idea of me cutting a 6' hole in her new wall) so moneys spent cant be wasted money or she will make me buy plastic plants =(
Thanks in advance for the help
I'm in the process of setting up a 125 gal after searching the net i decided that i wanted to make it a planted tank so i started to do some reading on them. after 2 days of reading my brain is turning to mush and my wallet is getting thinner by the minute, than i stumbled on the Tom Barr Non CO2 Planted Aquarium with that be said i have a couple questions for you all if you would be so kind
tank size 72 long x 18" wide x 22" high
current lighting is 1 long strip with 2 36" t830 ( i assume the 30 = 30watts ) so that = 60watts total for the tank or .48 wpg did i figure that out right ? and if so is this enough to grow anything besides algae ?
I ordered some substrate before reading this forum 2 5gal pals of this stuff AquariumPlants.com's own: Freshwater Plant Substrate
TYPICAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
component weight %
volatile free basis
SiO2....................................76.72
Al2O3..................................11.28
CaO......................................0.63
MgO.....................................2.04
Na2O....................................0.10
K21O....................................1.26
Fe2O2..................................6.51
MnO.....................................0.01
P2O5....................................0.11
TiO2....................................0.52
FeO....................................0.82
Loss on Ignition.................2.20
and im thinking about starting off with these plants main reason i picked them is i read they are low light and easy to grow ?
Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis acicularis)
Java Fern mat (Microsorium pteropus)
Anubias Nana (Anubias barteri v. ‘Nana’)
Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) Pot
i'm open to any suggestions and all the help i can get (i keep getting "the look" from the wife) beacuse of this project (she really didnt like the idea of me cutting a 6' hole in her new wall) so moneys spent cant be wasted money or she will make me buy plastic plants =(
Thanks in advance for the help
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