G'Day all, i am about 2 weeks in to the cycling stage of my new 70 Gallon tank, it will mainly have African tetras in it and i am very new to aquariums in general.
I want to plant a few tallish kind of plants in the back of my tank and a few small plants for looks at the front. Other than a few days reading on the net about planted aquariums i know basically nothing about planted aquariums.
I know light and Co2 are important but can't really find the info i'm looking for.
I have a double weatherproof 4ft fluro and a single basic fluro, i have a 40w Boyu "Planted aquarium light" tube a 40w 17000K Power glo tube and 2 standard 36w 6500K tubes.
If possible i don't want to have to get in to Co2 just yet, can anyone recommend maybe 2-3 plant species that would work well in my tank and give me a rough guide as to which fluros tubes to use and how long to have them on for? I want a maximum of 6-8 plants in the tank good for beginners with minimal Co2 needs.
I don't mind doing water changes and testing adding fertiliser etc but i am on a bit of a budget.
Any advice for a newb?
Thanks in advance guys.
Stix
I want to plant a few tallish kind of plants in the back of my tank and a few small plants for looks at the front. Other than a few days reading on the net about planted aquariums i know basically nothing about planted aquariums.
I know light and Co2 are important but can't really find the info i'm looking for.
I have a double weatherproof 4ft fluro and a single basic fluro, i have a 40w Boyu "Planted aquarium light" tube a 40w 17000K Power glo tube and 2 standard 36w 6500K tubes.
If possible i don't want to have to get in to Co2 just yet, can anyone recommend maybe 2-3 plant species that would work well in my tank and give me a rough guide as to which fluros tubes to use and how long to have them on for? I want a maximum of 6-8 plants in the tank good for beginners with minimal Co2 needs.
I don't mind doing water changes and testing adding fertiliser etc but i am on a bit of a budget.
Any advice for a newb?
Thanks in advance guys.
Stix