The Mrs. gave me a new Aqueon 65G aquarium for Christmas and I would like to try my hand with live plants. My goal is to have an inexpensive, low maintenance, low light planed tank with tropical fish.
My first concern is algae. My house has tons of natural light all day and I've noticed my old tank suffering greatly with algae everywhere (glass, rocks, everything).
First question: Will a live planted tank just make this worse and is there anything apart from getting widow coverings that I can do?
Second question: Thoughts on planned equipment?
Planned Equipment:
Aqueon 65G (36"LX18W"X24"H)
Aqueon 200W Heater
Eco Complete Substrate
Marineland Biowheel 350B
Lighting: Either Finnex Ray 2, Trulumen Pro LED or Marineland Reef LED
I really like the timer features and distinct blue of the marineland but I'm not seeing the love in these forums.
Plants:
Cryptocoryne, Wendtii, Green (Cryptocoryne wendtii)
Java Fern
Dwarf Sag
Possibly Amazon Sword and I saw some plants at the LFS that might fit the bill. I cannot remember the name but they looked like 12" long blades of St. Augustine grass with two shades of green. Guy said they would be good for low light setups.
Fish:
Maybe Black Mollys, Zebra Danios, Mystery Snails but I'm really not sure what else just yet. I may go semi aggressive instead, I just haven't decided.
Any help before pulling the trigger on some of these items would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
My first concern is algae. My house has tons of natural light all day and I've noticed my old tank suffering greatly with algae everywhere (glass, rocks, everything).
First question: Will a live planted tank just make this worse and is there anything apart from getting widow coverings that I can do?
Second question: Thoughts on planned equipment?
Planned Equipment:
Aqueon 65G (36"LX18W"X24"H)
Aqueon 200W Heater
Eco Complete Substrate
Marineland Biowheel 350B
Lighting: Either Finnex Ray 2, Trulumen Pro LED or Marineland Reef LED
I really like the timer features and distinct blue of the marineland but I'm not seeing the love in these forums.
Plants:
Cryptocoryne, Wendtii, Green (Cryptocoryne wendtii)
Java Fern
Dwarf Sag
Possibly Amazon Sword and I saw some plants at the LFS that might fit the bill. I cannot remember the name but they looked like 12" long blades of St. Augustine grass with two shades of green. Guy said they would be good for low light setups.
Fish:
Maybe Black Mollys, Zebra Danios, Mystery Snails but I'm really not sure what else just yet. I may go semi aggressive instead, I just haven't decided.
Any help before pulling the trigger on some of these items would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.