Low level light plants

[harryggumb]

Hi fish fam! I'm new to the whole planted tank game and currently only have one 17w T8 bulb (my cover only holds one bulb). What are good low level plants? I would like both high growing and low growing like a carpet kind of. Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[icydeath]

I'll keep thinking on the plants but something you could do to help would be to get a floramax bulb so the plants can use the spectrum more effectively.

 

[harryggumb]

I'll keep thinking on the plants but something you could do to help would be to get a floramax bulb so the plants can use the spectrum more effectively.

I just bought a Flora Sun so im going to see how that works. Its 17 watts (The same that i would have with the floramax bulb). Also i was doing research and came up with some possible plant ideas: Java moss, African Water Fern, Java fern, Cryptocoryne Beckettii, Amazon Sword, and Vallisneria Spiralis. Any others that are relatively easy to care for?

 

[DaleV87]

Water Sprite is a very low demanding plant and Amazon swords are as well. Both are hardy and low demanding. The swords will need root tabs though.


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[harryggumb]

Water Sprite is a very low demanding plant and Amazon swords are as well. Both are hardy and low demanding. The swords will need root tabs though.


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I'm using Eco Complete substrate do you think that I will need root tabs as well?

 

[DaleV87]

Yes. A couple around the root base should last a month or so.


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