Plant Newbie
- Thread starter Big Mike
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As a beginner myself, I had luck with Java Fern, Wisteria, and Parrot's Feather. Have a 55 watt cf bulb over 29 gallons.
How many watts is low light? I have a dual 18w T5 over my 29. So 36 watts over 29. Do the math and I am really low. I don't use CO2 but I dose ferts which helps everything grow faster from what I can tell. I grow anubius easily, crypts, amazon sword, moss, and rotala indica. Failed with Ludwiga Ovalis, and Alternate Reineike. And even those grew ok but eventually died off after a few months.
As long as you stick with low light plants like crypts, swords, and anubius and some stems you will be fine.
I dose my ferts with dry ferts from www.rexgrigg.com.
As long as you stick with low light plants like crypts, swords, and anubius and some stems you will be fine.
I dose my ferts with dry ferts from www.rexgrigg.com.
Few questions
What type of lighting? How many Watts?
What fish do you have in the tank?
The right species of plant really depends upon these conditions.
What type of lighting? How many Watts?
What fish do you have in the tank?
The right species of plant really depends upon these conditions.
20W over 30 gallons = very very low light.
Java fern and java moss only. Expect it to grow very slowly if at all.
If you want to grow other plants you will need to get new lighting for the tank. You'll need to be looking for a somewhere around 60-90 total watts to grow most plants.
The cory's will love you for adding in plants.
Java Fern and Java Moss will do fine in that setup, i have kept them in similar conditions. Theres new SHO bulbs that are relatively cheap and efficient if you want to upgrade your lighting for new plants. Corys will like the plants but itd be good to use a root fertilizer.