Tank Aquascape Plans- What do you think?

[zacdl]

OK So I basically want some sort of grass to cover the bottom of the tank.

And, I was just going to get a peice of driftwood (What do you guys think of fake driftwood?). To put on the bottom, and have some sort of little plants kindof planted throughout the bottom of the tank, something that stays close to the ground and doesnt get big.

Then I wanted something tall and bushy in the back (To hide the cheesy backgrounds partly). And maybe something shorter in front of those.

What do you guys think of this design? Anything to add? Comments? And what plants would fill these descriptions?

 

[virus]

i would goto plantgeek.com there you can search for Foreground plants (grass type stuff) and others

 

[Blizzard]

Hairgrass would be good for the grass type stuff.

 

[zacdl]

OK.... What else?

 

[greenmaji]

Forground plants..
Algae balls, Anubias nana, Aquatic clover, Cardinal plant, Marsilea augustifolia, Anubias barteri v. 'coffeefolia', Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica', Cryptocoryne undulata, ect. ect. ect.......

http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_cat.php?category=5

I would try to keep plants in the low to medium light requirement range if I were you..

 

[tailbarlionfish]

pygmy chain swords are lovely small plants and grow fast too. They develop great roots.

You could have hair grass but i've found that my fish would rather eat it. They decemated it in a day!

 

[patagonia]

whats the size of the tank? and the wattage of your light? that will help recommend some plants...depending on how many watts per gallon you have...

 

[zacdl]

Which of your fish eat the hairgrass? I will try to stay away from those then...

 

[greenmaji]

dwarf hairgrass, the forground grass, needs a little more light then your starting off with..
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=115

 

[patagonia]

sorry..answer was in signature...LOL...

 

[tailbarlionfish]

my angelfish love the stuff!!!

 

[zacdl]

Maybe I should look into getting those 6500K bulbs then.

 

[virus]

yeah lol

 

[greenmaji]

You would need CO2 if you deside to go with dwarf hairgrass from the start..

 

[zacdl]

yea I was planning on CO2 anyways, at least when I start getting more tropical plants in there that arent so hardy.