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	Fast growing plants in medium light??
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	I have a 10 gallon unfourtunatly with sand and have 2.6 wpg compact fluorescent lighting. My saggatarius got destroyed by a snail. I need fast growing plants to take out some excess nutrients (phosphate) any suggestions? 10 Gallon Black Sand 2.6 WPG Compact fluorescent bulbs (2)Daylight Average Temp. 76F 24.4C PLANTS 1 Amazon Sword/Echinodorus cordifolius (i think) 1 Saggatarius/Sagittaria subulata 2 Valsneria Americana not sure what type exactly Flourish Tabs added for amazon sword "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	Well, first to answer your question - hornwort and anacharis would be my two choices. In that amount of light with even a little CO2 addition hornwort will grow by inches per day. But second, why do you think you have high phosphates? Last edited by NowherMan6 at 12-Dec-2005 16:11 *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	I have algae in both my tanks and both apear to be the red beard algae which signals high phosphate I also have what has been identified as FW hydra see this post. http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Planted%20Aquaria/66370.html I was hoping a fast growing plant would starve it out. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Ceratophyllum, Sagittaria, Echinodorus bleheri, Ceratopteris and Vallisneria are all great anti-algae plants that grow fast and suck up nutrients. See this link: http://www.tropica.dk/article.asp?type=aquaristic&id=152. Blue gouramis would love a crack at your hydra. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
jsparkman Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 101 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Sep-2003	I've barely got 2wpg and no co2 and my vals grow at least 3" per week so they would be good.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Green Hygro used to grow about 4 inches a week in my meidum light tank. I used CO2 though. It still grows fast without CO2, and is a great nutrient absorber. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	Thanks, I added anachris and it is doing a great job. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42


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