Setting up a planted tank

[gina]

I am toying with the idea of setting up a planted tank at home. I was wondering, without a coolant system and c02 injections, will the plants be able to survive? Planted tank in my definition is a carpet grass effect at the base with some bunched plants and driftwood creating some amazon effect.

[Liang Heng]

yes, they are able to live without cooling system and cO2 system for most plants but they result may not be as good compared to those with tthose cooling and co2 system.

For your expecation , i reccomend you : Echinodorus tenellus / Lilaeopsis brasiliensis for foreground ,

as for midground u may use : microsorium pteropus 'narrow leaf' tied on wood / Anubias barteri var. barteri 'variegated' /Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' / Echinodorus schlueteri 'Leopard'

then the background u may use : Cryptocoryne usteriana / Cyperus helferi / Echinodorus angustifolius / vallisneria spiralis / microsorium pteropus 'narrow leaf' tied on wood

those above plant specially selected for u will definately give u the amazon look and most of the plant selected for u are very beautifull. Personally i love them also.

Hope u like them also, happy planting gina

[Liang Heng]

And don't forget to supply enough light for them also.

I have an suggestion to u if u r not using the chiller system like me... hehehe, you may like to use those clamp-on fan (the size of computer fan ) instead .

I pesonnally use fan instead of chillers but when using fan must top-up water to the tank very often ( my 3 feet tank i add water every day).

[John Ho]

quote:Originally posted by gina

I am toying with the idea of setting up a planted tank at home. I was wondering, without a coolant system and c02 injections, will the plants be able to survive? Planted tank in my definition is a carpet grass effect at the base with some bunched plants and driftwood creating some amazon effect.


sister gina,

what you need is not a planted setup. What you need is a rack system for you 30 RDs plakats. mahahhahah

[Chee Wei]

may i know how your make your Lilaeopsis brasiliensis grow? I can make E. tenellus spread like wild fire but not Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

[gina]

My lovely brother John, very funny. very very funny. :P

Liang heng, if you noticed when i first posted the question..it was yonks ago. I've tried and failed. i've changed it to a hard water tank now. stony landscapes and cichlids.

[Liang Heng]

Gina ,

When i saw your posting so lonely and nobody reply u........

So i just add in some reply..cum suggestion and ideas....and hope that those might help u lol...

Need any help about plant,aquascaping or u think i might be able to help u just pm me or email me at zapdos_ong@yahoo.com , i will try my best to help.

I am the Ex-employee of aquamart the one selling Aquamedics and Tropica plants (boss is Raymond Ong,) and he is my uncle.

[Liang Heng]

or msn messenger me so that we can talk on line, my msn email is bettas_ong@hotmail.com

feel free to talk on-line with me every one, i nomally log in between 9pm to 2am,sometimes till 3am - 4am

so add me to your list

[gina]

Liang Heng, just some updates for you, the tank is now a marine tank. :D Brother John, i am now designing a rack for the bettas... There are now 6 tanks and i am under threat from the family.

[Liang Heng]

gina,

I know some marine stuff also, cus i kept before . Now i no more keeping marine, cus of 1 incident.
The problem is because my Ehem filter pipe was disconnected when i was not around ,the salt water flooded my whole living room.Then now got back to my freshwater fishkeeping.

thinking back was really funny,my house becomes a beach with sofa ,TV ....
hahahaha

[John Ho]

quote:Originally posted by gina

Liang Heng, just some updates for you, the tank is now a marine tank. :D Brother John, i am now designing a rack for the bettas... There are now 6 tanks and i am under threat from the family.


Gina jie jie, try my method to counter the threat. Act blur and dun care until they give up. It is working for me as my OC now give up in threating me in keeping betta