I've got a new 30g tank, and for a change I want to have a planted tank as unlike my others, this one is more of a display tank in my lounge so I want a focal point Usually I do amazon biotopes so no planting in the main, I just have water lettuce but I want to do something different this time.
Substrate is 100% play sand, less than an inch atm but only because I ran out! Off to get some more in a bit to get it to an inch or two. The tank is unheated (I keep coolwater tropicals, this one will have cories and either rhombo or odessa barbs). Filtration will be external canister with fairly gentle flow I think.
I'm not going to do CO2 injection, and the lighting is one 30" daylight bulb. So I'm looking for plants that don't need mega light, are happy at around 22C and will root ok in sand. The decor like my other tanks will be wood, leaves and rocks.
Thanks
Substrate is 100% play sand, less than an inch atm but only because I ran out! Off to get some more in a bit to get it to an inch or two. The tank is unheated (I keep coolwater tropicals, this one will have cories and either rhombo or odessa barbs). Filtration will be external canister with fairly gentle flow I think.
I'm not going to do CO2 injection, and the lighting is one 30" daylight bulb. So I'm looking for plants that don't need mega light, are happy at around 22C and will root ok in sand. The decor like my other tanks will be wood, leaves and rocks.
Thanks