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haRg0wbOi![]() Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 84 Votes: 8 Registered: 28-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | Hygrophila Corkscrew Val Amazon Sword Water wisteria Rotala indica Anacharis Star Grass Green Camboda I have a 20-gallon Long tank with sand substrate and 20 watt lighting. can I grow any of the plants listed above? I have soft acidic water if that helps any. |
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mattyboombatty![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I would stick to java moss, java fern, anubias plants, and crypt plants. The ones that might grow are the hygro, vals, and amazon sword, but the swords will easily dominate that tank, I'd stay away. Last edited by mattyboombatty at 13-Oct-2005 22:54 Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
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Bob Wesolowski![]() ![]() Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004 ![]() ![]() | Mmmm, you have 1 watt per gallon (wpg) of lighting with a zero nutrient substrate. You may research the plants at http://www.tropica.com. Important items for plants are: - light - temperature - substrate - water Light is classified as low (under 1.5 wpg), high (above 3 wpg) or moderate. Most plants will uptake nutrients through their roots and therefore require a rich substrate. Many hobbyists will add Fluorite to their substrate or use Eco-complete. Water temperature, acidity and hardness will also be factors in choosing plants. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright |
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tetratech![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 ![]() ![]() | |
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LITTLE_FISH![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ***** Little Fish ***** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005 ![]() ![]() | Matty gave you a good list. Also, keep in mind that some of the plants (vals and swords, for example) might not only take over the tank, they are also getting too tall for it (as your tank is only 12" tall). If you could up your wattage to 40 (a double fixture) then you could grow for sure quite a few more plants, almost all should grow well in that light. [link=Here]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/63901.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] is a look at my 20G Long, not the best aquascape but you can see how nicely the Star Grass is growing. Ingo ![]() |
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