johnre14
Seedling
Hi all,
I have just started setup of my first attempt at a 'proper' planted tank.... and wondering if I could trouble you for some help! The setup is as follows:
I can't decide whether to fill the tank and run it dark for a bit (thus allowing the wood to soak also), or wait until I get the CO2, plant all the plants, then fill etc etc??
For plants, I was thinking along the lines of:
Does anyone have any suggestions for setup from here, plant choice and positioning etc? I was just going to wing it, but i'm a bit of a perfectionist and its stressing me out more than it should trying to deicide what plants, where etc!
Thank you for your time and sorry for the rambling post!
Best wishes to all,
John
I have just started setup of my first attempt at a 'proper' planted tank.... and wondering if I could trouble you for some help! The setup is as follows:
- Oase Styleline 85 tank (75L)
- Oase Biomaster Thermo 250 external filter
- Glass lily pipe inlet and outlet
- Lighting with the two LED tubes provided (and adding one more which is currently on order) - each tube 8W, 900lm, 6500K
- Substrate Tropica Aquarium soil
- Dragon stone and wood hardscape
- Tapwater here is hard (Hampshire)
I can't decide whether to fill the tank and run it dark for a bit (thus allowing the wood to soak also), or wait until I get the CO2, plant all the plants, then fill etc etc??
For plants, I was thinking along the lines of:
- Anubias (petite, bonsai etc) on the wood/rock
- Bucephalandra (I LOVE these) on the rocks
- Microsorum trident
- Pogostemon helferi
- Crypts e.g. beckett petchii
- Weeping moss
- Possible java/spiky moss
- Staurogyne repens
- Carpeting with Eleocharis mini or lileopsis, possibly some Micranthemum monte carlo?
- Limnobium and/or Hygroryza aristata (the latter I have grown before and love, though maybe too big for this tank?
- And something fast growing and busy for background and to help with starting, e.g. H. difformis, H. sameness, L. palustris
Does anyone have any suggestions for setup from here, plant choice and positioning etc? I was just going to wing it, but i'm a bit of a perfectionist and its stressing me out more than it should trying to deicide what plants, where etc!
Thank you for your time and sorry for the rambling post!
Best wishes to all,
John
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