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Hello
Iam thinking of making my tank (75g) to be a South America bio type.Iam not an expert on plants and therefor would like to have some comments or suggestions of these plants written below,thanks
1)Bacopa Australis
2)Ceratophyllum Demersum
3)Echinodorus Angustfolius
4)Echinodorus Bleheri
5)Eleocharis Paruula
6)Hydocotyle Leucocephala
7)Salittaria Subulata
8)Dwarf Hairgrass
9)Oriental Swords
My lighting is low.. very low..2 x 30-60HZ 30W that will be .8watts per gallon..
I want some plants thats is easy to take care of,i dont want to add CO2.
About fertilisers..the Flourish is good i heard..what do you recomend?
What else do i need..like tools (for the plants) etc...i need all the help i can get
Thanks,

Robby

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I think most people would agree that you need more lighting over your tank. .8 watts just is'nt going to cut it. I would go out to the fish store and by the same lights that you have now so that your wattage would double to 1.6. Even then, the dwarf hairgrass and the oriental sword would not do good. As for fertilizers, just go and buy a bottle of iron and dose after each water change. The other ferts(nitrogen, phosphorus, trace elements, etc.) are not really necasary at 1.6 watts because the fish will supply plenty. What fish do you have?

Hi,
If you want to stay true to type, this is what the
Arizona Gardens is selling as their South & Central
American package:

[link=http://www.azgardens.com/habitats_south.php]http://www.azgardens.com/habitats_south.php" style="COLOR: #FF00FF[/link]

Frank


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My lighting is 220-240V 2x30-60Hz 30Watt That must be more than.8 watt gallon..
Thank you for the link Frank
Robby

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2 30 watt bulbs is 60 watts. 60watts/75 gallons =.8w/g.

IMO until you get much over 2wpg you should stick with lower light plants.

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