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George9 said:
It depends on the types of plants you get, but I used root tabs under all my plants along with flourish and they grew like weeds!

You don't need too much at all.
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I think I'm going for Java Moss, Anubias, and maybe some type of Java Fern... I don't know about the fern yet :p.
 
evalmore said:
I think I'm going for Java Moss, Anubias, and maybe some type of Java Fern... I don't know about the fern yet :p.
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I'd just do flourish if you want for an extra boost. Those plants are pretty hardy and easy to keep :)
 
George9 said:
I'd just do flourish if you want for an extra boost. Those plants are pretty hardy and easy to keep :)
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That's probably what I'll do :). I changed my mind by the way. I think I'll just stick with java moss and java fern. Do these need anything to grow on or will they just grow from the substrate? I'm really sorry if I'm asking way too many questions. Lol....
 
evalmore said:
That's probably what I'll do :). I changed my mind by the way. I think I'll just stick with java moss and java fern. Do these need anything to grow on or will they just grow from the substrate? I'm really sorry if I'm asking way too many questions. Lol....
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The moss will grow anywhere, the fern you plant in the substrate or you could tie it to some driftwood or a rock or something :)
 
IMO, I would go with more species. Unless correctly scaped, lighted, and stocked with fish, a tank with JUST Java Moss and Java Fern would be visually very boring.
 
If you're looking for LED lighting the finnex fugeray is a great led light system. Brian nano on the forums recommended it to me for my fire planted and my only complaint is I don't have enough money to change the rest of my tanks to them it's a truly great lighting system. The fugeray will cover you low to med light depending on tank depth and the fugeray 2 is supposed to be more high lighting. Brian_nano12 is also very helpful when it comes to plants and his advise has caused my tanks to thrive where plants are concerned. I'm sure he'd be happy to answer any questions if you shoot him a PM.
 
ajwetton said:
If you're looking for LED lighting the finnex fugeray is a great led light system. Brian nano on the forums recommended it to me for my fire planted and my only complaint is I don't have enough money to change the rest of my tanks to them it's a truly great lighting system. The fugeray will cover you low to med light depending on tank depth and the fugeray 2 is supposed to be more high lighting. Brian_nano12 is also very helpful when it comes to plants and his advise has caused my tanks to thrive where plants are concerned. I'm sure he'd be happy to answer any questions if you shoot him a PM.
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I was also looking at the finnex ray 2 and its ok but more pricey than the others. Though finnex has a much slimmer light fixture than aquaticlife. Decision, decisions.........
 
George9 said:
The moss will grow anywhere, the fern you plant in the substrate or you could tie it to some driftwood or a rock or something :)
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Java fern does better being tied to driftwood or a rock with a rough surface. It's roots like to hold onto something. You can plant it in the substrate but they just won't grow as well. There are a few different kinds of java fern btw. It's the normal kind, lace/windelov java fern, and narrow leaf.
 
George9 said:
The moss will grow anywhere, the fern you plant in the substrate or you could tie it to some driftwood or a rock or something :)
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Alright! I think that's all I need for now. Thank you so much you have all been extremely helpful :).
 
Scottyhorse said:
IMO, I would go with more species. Unless correctly scaped, lighted, and stocked with fish, a tank with JUST Java Moss and Java Fern would be visually very boring.
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Fair enough :). What type of low light/low maintenance plant do you think would compliment the Java Moss and Java Fern visually?
 
List if low light ( IMO ) plants and their scientific names. Some will require a bit brighter lighting than others and many will need root tabs, liquid ferts, etc. And some are not the easiest beginner plants but these are all low - medium light plants IMO ( sorry for any repeated plants ):

Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus
Windelov Java Fern, Windelov Fern - Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
Narrow Leaf Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus v. 'narrow leaf'
Java Moss - Vesicularia dubyana
Green Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma
Parrots Feather - Myriophyllum aquaticum
Brazilian Pennywort, Pennywort - Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Crypt Wendtii - Cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt Balansae - Cryptocoryne Balansae
Pygmy Crypt - Cryptocoryne pygmaea
Guppy Grass - Najas guadalupensis
Anubias barteri - Anubias barteri v. barteri
Anubias barteri 'marble' - Anubias barteri 'marble'
Anubias barteri v. 'glabra' - Anubias barteri v. 'glabra'
Anubias nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana'
Coffee leaf anubias - Anubias barteri v. 'coffeefolia'
Crypt retrospiralis - Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Crypt spiralis - Cryptocoryne spiralis
Golden nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana golden'
Narrow leaf nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana narrow leaf'
Philippine Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine'
Crypt Becketii - Cryptcoryne becketii
Pelia - Monosolenium tenerum
Bacopa - Bacopa caroliniana
African Water Fern - Bolbitis heudelotii
Hornwort - Ceratophyllum submersum
Crypt Aponogetifolia - Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Micro Crypt - Cryptocoryne petchii
Marimo Ball- Aegagropila linnaei
Watersprite - Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pheonix Moss - Fissidens fontanus
Zipper Moss - Fissidens zippelianus
Willow Moss - Fontinalis antipyretica
Water Clover - Mariselia minuta
Marsilea hirsuta
Four Leaf Clover - Mariselia quadrifolia
Narrow Leaf Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus v. 'narrow leaf'
Pellia - Monosolenium tenerum
Mini Pellia - Riccardia chamedryfolia
Riccia - Riccia fluitans
Round Pellia - Süßwassertang
Flame Moss - Taxiphyllum alternans
Java Moss - Taxiphyllum barbieri
Peacock Moss - Taxiphyllum sp. 'peacock'
Taiwan Moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
Singapore Moss - Vesicularia dubyana
Christmas Moss - Vesicularia montagnei
Erect Moss - Vesicularia reticulata
Waterwheel Plant - Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Moneywort - Bocapa monnieri
Hornwort - Ceratophylum demersum
Watersprite - Ceratopteris thalictroides
Combomba - Combomba carolina
Anacharis - Egeria densa
Stargrass - Heteranthera zosterifolia
Ceylon Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma 'Ceylon'
Giant Hygro - Hygrophila corymbosa
Water Wisteria - Hygrophila difformis
Green Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma
Sunset Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Dwarf Ambulia - Limnophila sessiliflora
Downoi - Pogostemon helferi
Crypt Affinis - Cryptocoryne affinis
Crypt Aponogetifolia - Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Crypt Balansae - Cryptocoryne balansae
Crypt Becketii - Cryptcoryne becketii
Crypt Lutea - Cryptocoryne lutea
Micro Crypt - Cryptocoryne petchii
Pygmy Crypt - Cryptocoryne pygmaea
Crypt retrospiralis - Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Crypt spiralis - Cryptocoryne spiralis
Crypt Walkeri - Cryptocoryne walkeri
Crypt Wendtii - Cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt Willisi - Cryptocoryne willisi
Narrow leaf nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana narrow leaf'
Petite nana - Anubias barteri v. nana 'petite'
Hastifolia - Anubias hastifolia
Barteri Round Leaf - Anubias barteri v. ‘Round Leaf’
Gigantea - Anubias gigantea
Congensis - Anubias congensis[/color]
Lanceolota - Anubias lanceolota [/color]
Gracilis - Anubias gracilis[/color]
Caladiifolia -Anubias barteri v Caladiifolia
Anubias Afzelli - Anubias afzelli
Amazon Sword - Echinodorus amazonicus
Ruffle Sword - Echinodorus major
Melon Sword - Echinodorus osiris
Tropica Sword - Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
Pygmy Chain Sword - Echnodorus tennelus
Contortion Val - Vallisneria asiatic
Corkscrew Val - Vallisneria tortifolia
Dwarf Sag- Sagittaria subulata
And a few others......
 
FishCr8zy said:
List if low light ( IMO ) plants and their scientific names. Some will require a bit brighter lighting than others and many will need root tabs, liquid ferts, etc. And some are not the easiest beginner plants but these are all low - medium light plants IMO ( sorry for any repeated plants ):

Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus
Windelov Java Fern, Windelov Fern - Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
Narrow Leaf Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus v. 'narrow leaf'
Java Moss - Vesicularia dubyana
Green Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma
Parrots Feather - Myriophyllum aquaticum
Brazilian Pennywort, Pennywort - Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Crypt Wendtii - Cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt Balansae - Cryptocoryne Balansae
Pygmy Crypt - Cryptocoryne pygmaea
Guppy Grass - Najas guadalupensis
Anubias barteri - Anubias barteri v. barteri
Anubias barteri 'marble' - Anubias barteri 'marble'
Anubias barteri v. 'glabra' - Anubias barteri v. 'glabra'
Anubias nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana'
Coffee leaf anubias - Anubias barteri v. 'coffeefolia'
Crypt retrospiralis - Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Crypt spiralis - Cryptocoryne spiralis
Golden nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana golden'
Narrow leaf nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana narrow leaf'
Philippine Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine'
Crypt Becketii - Cryptcoryne becketii
Pelia - Monosolenium tenerum
Bacopa - Bacopa caroliniana
African Water Fern - Bolbitis heudelotii
Hornwort - Ceratophyllum submersum
Crypt Aponogetifolia - Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Micro Crypt - Cryptocoryne petchii
Marimo Ball- Aegagropila linnaei
Watersprite - Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pheonix Moss - Fissidens fontanus
Zipper Moss - Fissidens zippelianus
Willow Moss - Fontinalis antipyretica
Water Clover - Mariselia minuta
Marsilea hirsuta
Four Leaf Clover - Mariselia quadrifolia
Narrow Leaf Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus v. 'narrow leaf'
Pellia - Monosolenium tenerum
Mini Pellia - Riccardia chamedryfolia
Riccia - Riccia fluitans
Round Pellia - Süßwassertang
Flame Moss - Taxiphyllum alternans
Java Moss - Taxiphyllum barbieri
Peacock Moss - Taxiphyllum sp. 'peacock'
Taiwan Moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
Singapore Moss - Vesicularia dubyana
Christmas Moss - Vesicularia montagnei
Erect Moss - Vesicularia reticulata
Waterwheel Plant - Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Moneywort - Bocapa monnieri
Hornwort - Ceratophylum demersum
Watersprite - Ceratopteris thalictroides
Combomba - Combomba carolina
Anacharis - Egeria densa
Stargrass - Heteranthera zosterifolia
Ceylon Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma 'Ceylon'
Giant Hygro - Hygrophila corymbosa
Water Wisteria - Hygrophila difformis
Green Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma
Sunset Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Dwarf Ambulia - Limnophila sessiliflora
Downoi - Pogostemon helferi
Crypt Affinis - Cryptocoryne affinis
Crypt Aponogetifolia - Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Crypt Balansae - Cryptocoryne balansae
Crypt Becketii - Cryptcoryne becketii
Crypt Lutea - Cryptocoryne lutea
Micro Crypt - Cryptocoryne petchii
Pygmy Crypt - Cryptocoryne pygmaea
Crypt retrospiralis - Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Crypt spiralis - Cryptocoryne spiralis
Crypt Walkeri - Cryptocoryne walkeri
Crypt Wendtii - Cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt Willisi - Cryptocoryne willisi
Narrow leaf nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana narrow leaf'
Petite nana - Anubias barteri v. nana 'petite'
Hastifolia - Anubias hastifolia
Barteri Round Leaf - Anubias barteri v. ‘Round Leaf’
Gigantea - Anubias gigantea
Congensis - Anubias congensis
Lanceolota - Anubias lanceolota
Gracilis - Anubias gracilis
Caladiifolia -Anubias barteri v Caladiifolia
Anubias Afzelli - Anubias afzelli
Amazon Sword - Echinodorus amazonicus
Ruffle Sword - Echinodorus major
Melon Sword - Echinodorus osiris
Tropica Sword - Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
Pygmy Chain Sword - Echnodorus tennelus
Contortion Val - Vallisneria asiatic
Corkscrew Val - Vallisneria tortifolia
Dwarf Sag- Sagittaria subulata
And a few others......
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Wow. Just...Wow :D. Thank you so much for the list! Lol. It will come in very very handy!
 
FishCr8zy said:
When do you plan on starting on cycling the tank?
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Well, I don't have a set date yet, but as soon as I get the area I'm putting my tank cleared and I actually buy the tank XD. I found a 29g at my pet store yesterday that I have my eyes on :).
 
evalmore said:
Well, I don't have a set date yet, but as soon as I get the area I'm putting my tank cleared and I actually buy the tank XD. I found a 29g at my pet store yesterday that I have my eyes on :).
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Petco has there $1 a gallon sale starting this sunday or next sunday. Im prob gonna get a tank or two. :cool:
Hopefully nobody buys the 29 gal before you get a chance to get it. :) What filter are you gonna use?
 
That's something I know almost nothing about. Lol! What brand would you recommend? I know I kind of wanted a HOB filter but I have no idea if that will be effective enough...I also don't know what kind o heater to get :s...
 
evalmore said:
That's something I know almost nothing about. Lol! What brand would you recommend? I know I kind of wanted a HOB filter but I have no idea if that will be effective enough...I also don't know what kind o heater to get :s...
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The fluval c4 and the marineland hob series are really good. Just make sure to get a filter that filters tanks 60+ gallons. You really only need canister filters for tanks over 40 gal. Below that and hobs should be ok. As for heaters, the eheim jagar and aqueon pros are really good IMO. On my 20 gal, i run a marineland 150 though i prob shouldve gotten a filter that cycles twice my tank size ( 40 gal ).
If you need any more help on choosing equipment for your tank, ill be glad to help. :D
 
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