Hello, Its been some time since I have posted here at AC. I used to moderate the reefkeepers board about a million years ago.. I had reef tanks for twenty years up until 3 years ago. Seems that along with the economy crashing, so did I.
Before I was bitten by the reef bug i was pretty big into planted tanks. This came about because I wanted to see my standard angelfish lay their eggs on the leaf of an amazon sword, and the rest was history. Back then there were no CO2 diffusers and ubstrate heater cables and we were very sucessful at getting banana plants. apons and others to flower quite regularly.
I just had a tank given to me by a friend and wish to forgo a reef in favor of getting back to my roots Yuk Yuk Yuk!!!
What is the best substrate setup going nowadays for a planted tank without substrate heat. I will add CO2 lateer but will rely on good substrate, light, and a decent Iron rich plant food like the Kent products I used to use.
Any help will be appreciated. BTW the tank measures 18"x18"x18". I also would like some suggestions on lighting as I will be running this tank with an open top and a pendant style fixture. I want to be able to see the apontogens flower in plain sight.
Thanks in advance Ken
Before I was bitten by the reef bug i was pretty big into planted tanks. This came about because I wanted to see my standard angelfish lay their eggs on the leaf of an amazon sword, and the rest was history. Back then there were no CO2 diffusers and ubstrate heater cables and we were very sucessful at getting banana plants. apons and others to flower quite regularly.
I just had a tank given to me by a friend and wish to forgo a reef in favor of getting back to my roots Yuk Yuk Yuk!!!
What is the best substrate setup going nowadays for a planted tank without substrate heat. I will add CO2 lateer but will rely on good substrate, light, and a decent Iron rich plant food like the Kent products I used to use.
Any help will be appreciated. BTW the tank measures 18"x18"x18". I also would like some suggestions on lighting as I will be running this tank with an open top and a pendant style fixture. I want to be able to see the apontogens flower in plain sight.
Thanks in advance Ken