Rainmaker69 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I am a newbie to planted tanks, having only limited experience with hygrophilla polysperma and Java fern. I tried a swordplant once, but it failed miserably. Probably due to low light. I am planning a 33 gallon southeast Asia tank and am looking at having some species of anubias, hygrophilla, and crypts. I am wondering if normal gravel would be good enough for these plants or if I should go with an earth/peat mix, or with a commercial substrate? I have a double 36" T8 fixture, currently with 18000K Powerglo bulbs that are over a year old so I will have about 2 wpg. I do not want to have to run CO2 and will probably be using Seachem excel, (or whatever it is called, brain dead at the moment). Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werner Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Here's the lowdown on substrates (so I don't have to type it.) You'll probably want to change the bulbs for something in the 6500-10000K range. At 2 wpg you don't really need CO2. The tank is small enough to use DIY CO2 (or one of those Hagen kits, etc.) if you change your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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