suggestions please

by **dizzcat** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:37 am

I got a second hand tank with a light blue painted on background. I took a straight razor and it scrapped right off :-)

by **acerkai640** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:45 am

ive thought about real plants but i dont really want to spend the money in co2 filters and extra stuff you need for them....

what else should i pos do to the tank that what get it from not getting 2 as a rating, dont people know im still a noob. they should have a noob category along with all the others so it could be judged fairly

just an input..
thanks
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by **a1k8t31524** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:54 am

well there are some plants you can grow with low light and no Co2....
but take a look at Z's tank she does an amazing job with fake plants

by **Zambize4899** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:18 am

Acer -

I have a couple of tanks in my profile that are fake plants. They both stay in the top 30-40 (I think that's right). I just started in February.

Z

by **acerkai640** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:26 am

ok ill have to take a look but hopefully soon ill get some fake but look real plants i hate the ones that look total fake and dont move. and i want them to blend in too like it fits in my tank.
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by **Peterkarig3210** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:24 am

Yea. For years and still with my 100 gallon I didn't use expensive lights or co2. I just put them in and they grew fine.

by **acerkai640** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:04 pm

what kind of plant ans lighting do you have cuz i would love to have som ebetter lighting and a few more real plants. thank
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by **Zambize4899** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:41 pm

Acer,
I've done some serious fake-plant shopping in the last 6 months and I know just about every fake plant available right now both online and retail. If you see one you like, send me a link to it and I'll tell you what I know about it.

For starters, if you like floating plants, the top three on this page are decent: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=12124.

This cardinal plant looks nice (light green in tank): http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=15532.

And this is the very best backdrop plant I've found. You can see it in 2 or 3 tanks on my profile. I think it is this piece in particular that gives my tank their look. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=19001

Happy Shopping!
Zambize

by **Peterkarig3210** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:00 pm

For real plants anubias is the easiest and requires the lowest light. It grows tied to wood, rocks, or in any substraight. It comes in small leafed(nana) and large leafed(bartari) and there are some other varieties as well.

by **acerkai640** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:37 pm

can i get that at petsmart do you know
and well what others are there i like variety
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