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Is 2.8WPG sufficient to grow almost any type of plants (coupled with C02 and Eco-Complete/flourite)?

I'm trying to setup a heavily planted 10g tank with [font color="#BF791F"]3 Dwarf Puffers[/font] and [font color="#BF791F"]4 Otos[/font].

Any suggestion for high-light plants?

-----------------------------------[font color="#008000"]Updated 9/1[/font]---------------------------------------
-Tank: Black-trim 10gallon (20x10x12).................................$12.99
-Glass Cover: All-Glass Black Versa-Top (20".........................$8.49
-Light Strip: Coralife 20" CF 28watts....................................$34.99
-Light Legs: Coralife Aqualight Mounting Legs.....................$7.99
-Bulb: Coralife 28watt 6,700K CF Square Pin.........................$16.99
-Filter: AquaClear 150.........................................................$14.49
-Heater: Ebo-Jager 9" 50watts............................................$14.99
-Stand: 10-Gallon Stand.........................................................$26.99
-Substrate: Seachem Flourite 2x15lbs (Red)..............................$23.98
-Decor: African Driftwood (6"-9"........................................$6.99
-Plants: Pgymy Chain, Radican Sword, Glosso, Italian Val, Anacharis....$48.53

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Total: ~$209.43



[span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-09-02 18:57][/span]

It's enough for most....except for some red plants...they generally prefer the 3-4 range. However red temple plant Alternathera reinekii will do just fine in that wattage.

^_^

should be fine, and with such a small tank you can easily reach that, just make sure you have the right spectrum lamps. An easy way to get more light into your tank (if you use fluorescent tubes) is to install reflectors on the tubes. I use them myself and they help a lot!

Thanks.

Its a planned future tank and will be my first CO2 and flourite tank. I hope it isn't difficult to maintain about correct C02 dosage and other things that come along with high -light plants.

I plan on buying the Hagen CO2 system.

http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=19237;category_id=2873

Anyone have experience with these? Also, what parts have to be refilled?

[span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-09-02 18:11][/span]

I've used the Hagen unit before I got my pressurized tank system.

It uses a sugar/yeast/baking soda mix which will need replacing every 3 weeks, give or take (it varies).

Hagen sells replacement yeast/baking soda (they call the baking soda "stabilizer" or something like that). It's a lot cheaper to just buy the yeast and baking soda at the store, and recharge your reactor that way.

Thanks Edgar...I mean Andy

Anyone have advice on plants?