Excellent List of Low Light Plants

[9am53]

I have a low light tank to which I add excel and a bit of flourish cause my macros are not bad just from fish poop and tap water...the tank gets direct sunlight for about 3 hours in the evening (facing west) my hygro loves it in this tank, as the list would suggest, but I want to replace the fake swords in the tank with a mature amazon from another tank...its not on the list, but would it be ok with the sunlight added to the 1 wpg?

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[James From Cali]

I do not think there will be a problem with adding a Sword to the tank. Just make sure that the substrate is mature and contains nutrients.

[9am53]

yeah, the tank is 4 yrs old, and I will add a root tab once in a while too, thanks!
Once i have that going Ill add to this thread regarding how well it did in the low light.

[James From Cali]

Thanks. The more experiences the better. It will go to show how different our tanks are and would specify what may be best for your tank.

[James From Cali]

I am wondering if any one wants to send a couple of pictures of Anubias or Java Fern and a plant with a tuber(like aponogeton). I am going to be using them in a diagram and photos would be given credit by photographer. I would use mine but they do not come out very well.

[Luichenwai]

Anyone have experience with Limnophilia Aromatica??

I have this (3stems) in my 29 gal tank with only 20W light, no CO2, no ferts.
Its been here for 2-3weeks now and it still looks good. :-)

just FYI

[9am53]

So I planned on planting some mature swords in my 20 tall low tech, but instead I planted a 6 inch tall amazon and a 7 inch tall osiris. They have been chilling for a week now and don't seem to be struggling at all...Ill keep you posted in a few more weeks....btw, I dose 1.5 mL excel once a day or 2 and I dose a mL of FLuorish once a week after water change, thats it.

P.S. I used to have this tank near my balcony where it got direct sun for a couple hours, but I recently moved it to my bedroom because my girlfriend says that 3 tanks in the living room is too much

Anyways, the only light these swords have been getting is a 14 watt fluorescent (and its a 20 gallon tall) and I have the regular crappy substrate...I will keep you all posted, because Im quite interested my self in the outcome

Just a question for you more experienced aquarists....if I were to overdrive this 14 watt T8, could I keep my excel and flourish treatments the same? or would I need to amp them up? I figure if I was getting like maybe 20 watts, thats 1 wpg, so that would be better for the plants,...

[James From Cali]

Originally Posted by Luichenwai

Anyone have experience with Limnophilia Aromatica??

I have this (3stems) in my 29 gal tank with only 20W light, no CO2, no ferts.
Its been here for 2-3weeks now and it still looks good. :-)

just FYI

This seems to be a very easy plant, even more easier than the Hygrophila sp. Its a real weed. Very pretty plant too. I unfortunately dont have any experience with this plant......yet.

Originally Posted by 9am53

So I planned on planting some mature swords in my 20 tall low tech, but instead I planted a 6 inch tall amazon and a 7 inch tall osiris. They have been chilling for a week now and don't seem to be struggling at all...Ill keep you posted in a few more weeks....btw, I dose 1.5 mL excel once a day or 2 and I dose a mL of FLuorish once a week after water change, thats it.

Swords are probably some of the easiest plants to keep if you do things right from the get go. I found that they grow amazingly well in a sand substrate(same as cryptocorynes) with their crown just a little burried under the sand when young and as they grow they push the crown out. Keep posting your experiences and specs for some new comers that are having problems.

My experience with swords have been great. My neighbor and I bought some emersed Argentine Swords and they went from pea gravel/horticulture sand to regular gravel/potting soil to plain sand. They did best in plain sand. No CO2 and I believe less then 1wpg. The one that is not doing well is cordifolius and I am unsure the reason but I am thinking lack of ferts.