Plant Choices

[Rhino]

I have just got my 40 gallon breeder tank put together. It has a fluval 305 canister filter, a Current USA T5 HO freshwater fixture with 2x39 watt bulbs, with one 10,000k bulb, and one flora bulb. I have pfs for my substrate (don't know that it matters). My local lfs has like 3 kinds of plants and I am headed out of town tomorrow for the afternoon and I am thinking I will hit up an lfs at the town I am going to. What are some suggestions from everyone as to what plants I should get?? I need some advice as to what would work with my substrate and my lights so I can get some while I am gone. Please help.

 

[Coursair]

If you bury some root tabs, that will help your root feeders.

I have to say I vote for Crypts I have several now and love them !

You can try some stem plants so you can see something grow fast. I have Ludwigia Repens and it's very nice.

Swords are cool and you can sell it if it gets too large. Some stay smaller. I have Dwarf Chain Swords. They took off once I added root tabs.

 

[aqua_chem]

40 Breeders are shallow tanks. A T5HO on it will give you pretty high light in areas, which might necessitate CO2. May or may not be able to get by with DIY CO2/Excel.

I'm not a big fan of crpyts because they're so slow >.< But they are nice looking plants and are relatively undemanding. You're probably going to want a few stem plants to head off the algae.

What kind of plants do you want? You really haven't given us much to go on.

 

[BBradbury]

Your 40 G Breeder Tank Lighting

Hello Rhino...

Your lighting could use tweaking. To me, the 10,000 K would be the wrong light spectrum for the plants. I use 6500 Ks in my 55 Gs. The light blue color is recommended for planted tanks, because it comes closest to natural daylight at 5500 K.

Just an observation.

B

 

[Rhino]

Hello Rhino...

Your lighting could use tweaking. To me, the 10,000 K would be the wrong light spectrum for the plants. I use 6500 Ks in my 55 Gs. The light blue color is recommended for planted tanks, because it comes closest to natural daylight at 5500 K.

Just an observation.

B

well crap. time to buy a bulb i guess. thanks for the advice

 

[Rhino]

What kind of plants do you want? You really haven't given us much to go on.

No clue I really don't know much about plants. My wife is the one who did not want me to do fake plants again. So that is what I am looking for from this threat is which ones are good with my setup. I have no clue what I am doing with plants, I really don't have any interest in dealing with c02.

 

[aqua_chem]

Hello Rhino...

Your lighting could use tweaking. To me, the 10,000 K would be the wrong light spectrum for the plants. I use 6500 Ks in my 55 Gs. The light blue color is recommended for planted tanks, because it comes closest to natural daylight at 5500 K.

Just an observation.

B

I would disagree with. Many, many people use 10000K bulbs in planted tanks.

 

[BBradbury]

Tank Lighting

well crap. time to buy a bulb i guess. thanks for the advice

Good morning R...

The change won't cost much. GE has an aquarium plant bulb that's available at most of the chain hardware stores. A 48 inch 6500 K, T8 is about $12.00. They last about 10 months before you need to replace them. I have T8s (32 watts) in my tall 55 Gs and a T12 (40 watts) in the wider tanks.

B