Hello I am planning on setting up a 29 gallon planted tank that can grow pretty much anything. I am new so feel free to say if something won't work because I don't have it all figured out quite yet. Keep in mind I am still in school so this might be a pretty slow process as I will have to wait for money to come in before buying anything to high tech\pricy. Anyway I need advice on lighting and substrate. I am planning on using an already cycled 45-65 gallon sponge filter and obviously I will have a heater. I will use root tabs and dose daily of CO2 I have been dosing flourish the recommended dose on my 10 gallon. 10 gallon just has sand would that work as an ok substrate I've used it in my multi tank and still have plenty left. Trying to make this a nice tank without spending an arm and a leg only thing I don't want to skip out on is my lighting.
Plants:
Spiralis
Amazon sword(not looking so hot maybe because of low light?)
Anubus nana
Moss ball
Duckweed
DH (pending)
Guppy grass (pending)
Creeping jenny (pending)
Red root floater (pending)
Any plant suggestions or tips are GREATLY appreciated
Fish:
1 pair of GBR
1 pair of gouramis
10 cardinal tetras
4 swordtails (1 male 3 female)
BN pleco?
Maybe some small cory cats and some fancy guppies or another school not sure yet still thinking about it so this is just a rough guess.
Also two zebra snails will probably end up with pond and ram snails when I move my plants from the 10 its my breeding tank for them.
Filter suggestions? I'd like to use my sponge.
Lighting?
Substrate?
Other plants?
Advice on my stocking list?
Advice on ferts and supplements?
Any other advice would be great!
Also I have really hard water pH of 8.2 out of the tap.... Has anyone used a pH corrector chemical or have any advice on how to lower it? I do frequent water changes and would prefer not to have to buy water when I want to do a water change on this tank thanks
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Plants:
Spiralis
Amazon sword(not looking so hot maybe because of low light?)
Anubus nana
Moss ball
Duckweed
DH (pending)
Guppy grass (pending)
Creeping jenny (pending)
Red root floater (pending)
Any plant suggestions or tips are GREATLY appreciated
Fish:
1 pair of GBR
1 pair of gouramis
10 cardinal tetras
4 swordtails (1 male 3 female)
BN pleco?
Maybe some small cory cats and some fancy guppies or another school not sure yet still thinking about it so this is just a rough guess.
Also two zebra snails will probably end up with pond and ram snails when I move my plants from the 10 its my breeding tank for them.
Filter suggestions? I'd like to use my sponge.
Lighting?
Substrate?
Other plants?
Advice on my stocking list?
Advice on ferts and supplements?
Any other advice would be great!
Also I have really hard water pH of 8.2 out of the tap.... Has anyone used a pH corrector chemical or have any advice on how to lower it? I do frequent water changes and would prefer not to have to buy water when I want to do a water change on this tank thanks
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