NeilW
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Any recommendations for low-tech plants for nanos? Could we possibly make a list?
I'll start with;
Moss
Anubias Bonsai
Staurogyne sp.
Cheers!
-Neil
I'll start with;
Moss
Anubias Bonsai
Staurogyne sp.
Cheers!
-Neil
saintly said:e acicularis, HM, rotala and hyrdacotyle
ghostsword said:Aren't all of these high light plants?
saintly said:ghostsword said:Aren't all of these high light plants?
yep and are flourishing in my low light,non co2, no ferts and no W/C nano.
ceg4048 said:Yep, It all starts with light. Low light, low (or no) CO2 required, low nutrients required. No CO2 means we can get away with no water changes. We get into trouble when we go mad and throw megawatts at a tank. Somewhere, hidden in The Matrix there is a secret school that programs the denizens to use massive photon torpedos over their tank. It might be the same school that guy Harry Potter goes to. Have you ever noticed he's never graduated? The world's oldest middle school student. Anyway, he uses a magic wand to get loads of light over his tank, has a lifetime of algae, and just can't sort it out...
JamesM said:Well, it is a stem plant afterall...
http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=111168#p111168
In a high light setup it will require regular pruning and replanting to get the best out of it.
ceg4048 said:High light is an accelerator of growth, it's not a prerequisite. Lighting levels are very tightly linked to required levels of CO2/. Massive lighting therefore means massive levels of required CO2/nutrients to support the acceleration.
Cheers,
AdAndrews said:I wouldnt say mosses though, personally, mine dont take off unless lighting is good.
ghostsword said:I think that the balance is getting plants that grow at the same level, and the best way to do that is to try new things.. For example, to mix Hygrophila Corymbosa and Rotala rotundifolia is a bad mix, at least for me, the Hygro just grow's too fast and will take over a tank. Same as with Indian Fern.
For some plants high light is required, at least if we want to see them at their best, while others need less to do more.
Is light a magic wand? Just by itself it isn't, but add nutrients and CO2, and you can have the most amazing plants on your tank.
It is nice to have the choice, low light and low co2 plants are also nice. Look at Crypto's and Anubias? They have some of the most beautiful specimens.
I just didn't know that one could also condition other plants to those specifications, and I am not sure that you will see the best of a Rotala on those conditions, although I have not tried it yet.