Tall Plants For A Tall Low Light Tank?

lateinningmagic

lateinningmagic

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Hey, I have a .54 WPG 37g tank and am finding most fish staying in the bottom half of the tank boring. Granted, the fish aren't top dwellers, but I think they'd venture up more often if they had some plant cover.

I have one of those common "Full Spectrum" lights that you get at the big box stores. I also bought Nutrafin Plant Growth. I'm not sure how effective it is, since I never see it mentioned here, but the store I went to didn't carry Flourish. The directions call for treatment once a week. If you guys believe Flourish, or some other ferts would really help, I'll go out and buy it. I am not however looking to upgrade the lights just yet.

I currently have 2 Java Ferns and 2 Anubias plants. I also just put up a Java moss wall last week ago. Will take a while to grow out though.

What tall plants can I add? a 37g tank is essentially two 20 gallon long tanks stacked ontop of each other. Height is 22 3/4".
 
Anacharis will grow surprisingly fast in low light conditions and can reach 3' tall. Mine miraculously turned from regular anacharis to narrow leaf anacharis in my tank, but I like the narrow leaf look better. Here are some other plants that you should look in to;

Anubias minima (one of the taller species)
Bolbitis (grows like Java fern, adheres to wood and rocks)
Bacopa
and I think broad leaf Ludwigia

Flourish is an amazing product!!!! I've been using Excel for a while and it seems to double the growth rate of every plant. I just started using their Iron and Potassium ferts yesterday and I'm already seeing a difference. My Anubias' leaves are already significantly darker and more lush, along my my Java ferns. Flourish is one of those products that is actually as good as they say it is.
 
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Death Pony said:
Anacharis will grow surprisingly fast in low light conditions and can reach 3' tall. Mine miraculously turned from regular anacharis to narrow leaf anacharis in my tank, but I like the narrow leaf look better. Here are some other plants that you should look in to;

Anubias minima (one of the taller species)
Bolbitis (grows like Java fern, adheres to wood and rocks)
Bacopa
and I think broad leaf Ludwigia

Flourish is an amazing product!!!! I've been using Excel for a while and it seems to double the growth rate of every plant. I just started using their Iron and Potassium ferts yesterday and I'm already seeing a difference. My Anubias' leaves are already significantly darker and more lush, along my my Java ferns. Flourish is one of those products that is actually as good as they say it is.
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Thanks, I will looks into those plants and see what is available locally.

Could you explain Flourish a bit better? I believe I've seen something called "Flourish" and another product called "Flourish Excel". Which should I get? Or should I get both? You mentioned Iron and Potassium ferts, are those each a different product, or all in one?

I will post the specs of Nutrafin Plant Growth in a moment. Maybe can tell me if it's any good.
 
lateinningmagic said:
Could you explain Flourish a bit better? I believe I've seen something called "Flourish" and another product called "Flourish Excel".
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Flourish is a plant fertilizer, Excel is basically liquid co2.

Vallisneria and Onion Plants are also worth a look.
 
the flourish three pack (starter pack i think its called) works amazingly on my plants. the growth doubles almost.

seachem makes excellent liquid ferts for planted aquariums
 
moneywort, pennywort, swords (with root tabs)
 
angyles said:
cabomba carolina will grow loooooong, doesn't demand a lot of light, and is very pretty and easy.
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I'll add it to the list of plants to look at. :thm:

vampie said:
Flourish is a plant fertilizer, Excel is basically liquid co2.

Vallisneria and Onion Plants are also worth a look.
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Gotcha. Added to the list.

FastFly67 said:
moneywort, pennywort, swords (with root tabs)
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Ooh, I'd love to do swords. I' saw this HUGE Amazon Sword for less than $3. Other decent sized ones are the same price. So I definitely need root tabs for that? What are some good brand tabs?
 
crypt spirals and retrospiralis both get rather tall
 
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