im thinking of re doing my 50gal cuse i want to put in real plants and would like some ideas and advice on how to do it for cheep
i have seven angel fish a betta two corry cats a pleco and a chinese algey eater
what would you guys recomed cuse i love the natural look of a tank
need ideas
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a1k8t31524 - Posts: 939
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real plants are always a good thing, if you are wanting to do it cheep you are going to have to go with low light plants like anubius, amazon swords, java fern, java moss, anything else you will probally have to drop some cash on lights.
look into some driftwood it always gives tanks a more natural look.
I would also recommend getting a few more corys to do much better in groups.
what type of lighting, filtration, substrate, do you have in your tank now?
look into some driftwood it always gives tanks a more natural look.
I would also recommend getting a few more corys to do much better in groups.
what type of lighting, filtration, substrate, do you have in your tank now?
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texasfishlover7598 - Posts: 19
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right now im useing a 10gal lamp for it cuse alot of the stuff got lost when my grandfather got rid of it. its got a small rock substraight and i think its a wisper filter
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a1k8t31524 - Posts: 939
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do you know how many watts it is? Even with low light plants you will need at least 1 watt per gallon.
so i would recommend uping the lights just a little bit.
also overfiltration is never a bad thing. in my 55gal i run 4 filters.
2 canisters 1 HOB and 1 wet / dry
i do not use any carbon in my filters either just biological filtration
so i would recommend uping the lights just a little bit.
also overfiltration is never a bad thing. in my 55gal i run 4 filters.
2 canisters 1 HOB and 1 wet / dry
i do not use any carbon in my filters either just biological filtration
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texasfishlover7598 - Posts: 19
- Joined: Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:27 pm
im not sure how manny watts it is but i am getting a new light fixture thursday and i never thought about useing diffrent filters
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yasherkoach - Posts: 1306
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I agree with a1k, anubias is the best plant to start out with.
I have all types of anubias plants and they are thriving very well. Not one plant ever died. Their needs are very easy: low light, can deal with wide range of temperatures, have little need for CO2, can get by on just 1 Flourish Tablet (fertilizer) every 3 months, have very little need for pruning, are slow growers but will place runners in the gravel thereby permitting more leafs to grow up throughout the gravel in different places, also, even thoug they are slow growers, if you plant about a good 10 of these plants, the slow growth is more a pleasure of watching and waiting; the leaves stay a deep green year round; some like nana grow only 4" high or so whereas the hastofolia can get 12" high or so, so there is much variety
your best bet is anubias, then once these plants are established, figure about a good 3 months, that is, their roots take good hold in the gravel (also these plants can go into the gravel, or can be attached to rock and wood), you can then get other plants
anubias is a surefire way to begin your live plant collection
I have all types of anubias plants and they are thriving very well. Not one plant ever died. Their needs are very easy: low light, can deal with wide range of temperatures, have little need for CO2, can get by on just 1 Flourish Tablet (fertilizer) every 3 months, have very little need for pruning, are slow growers but will place runners in the gravel thereby permitting more leafs to grow up throughout the gravel in different places, also, even thoug they are slow growers, if you plant about a good 10 of these plants, the slow growth is more a pleasure of watching and waiting; the leaves stay a deep green year round; some like nana grow only 4" high or so whereas the hastofolia can get 12" high or so, so there is much variety
your best bet is anubias, then once these plants are established, figure about a good 3 months, that is, their roots take good hold in the gravel (also these plants can go into the gravel, or can be attached to rock and wood), you can then get other plants
anubias is a surefire way to begin your live plant collection