20g long fish tank plants?

[thras]

Ok I would like to try plants in my 20 gal long but don't want stuff that's going to overwhelm the tank I live a semi busy life and want to enjoy the tank not cut it down all the time any suggestions on what plants and what would be a good grass to use?

 

[Aspencer]

What lighting do you have on your tank?

 

[thras]

It's got a fluorescent bulb but I may upgrade to a led kit

 

[Aspencer]

The plants you get will depend on how much lighting you have...usually loosely measured in watts per gallon. Are they the bulbs you got with your tank?

 

[thras]

Yea

 

[Aspencer]

On the bulb, you should be able to read how many watts the fixture is and what kind of light...the best light that plants can use is 6700 spectrum. Up to 2 watts per gallon, you should be able to grow low light to just medium light plants...you can to to plantgeek.com to check out what plants will work.

 

[thras]

Ok I'll check that out what kind of grass do u recommend?

 

[Aspencer]

I haven't grown grass...I have java fern & moss, crypts, anubius, and rotala type plants which do well...I have a 20L with two T5H0 24w bulbs which may be too much but so far, no algae problems and I do dose fertilizers.

 

[thras]

Wow sweet set up thanks for all the help

 

[Aspencer]

Wow sweet set up thanks for all the help

My pleasure. If you want to see my tank, I have a thread in the Getting Started section. I have sand substrate.