2.5 gal minibow

c_rogers · 11-13-2003, 05:46 AM

I've got a 2.5 gallon minibow that I want to set up at work. I have flourite and gravel for the substrate, and I replaced the incandesent bulb with an AGA power compact 10 watts 6700K. I have a submersible 25 watt heater and I will be getting an Azoo palm filter. I plan to keep a few neon tetras and maybe an oto.

Now I need plant suggestions! I'm going to use Flourish Excel for carbon. I know I need at least one fast grower. Can you guys give me any suggestions for which plants would work well in this set-up?

NFish · 11-13-2003, 11:46 PM

Sounds like a great little set up. You could try almost anything that doesn't outgrow your tank (no large sword plants or tall valisneria). You will have 4 watts per gallon and most things will grow under that.

DLeDeaux · 11-14-2003, 12:35 AM

Micranthemum micranthemaides. Nice stem plant with very small leaves.

Glossostigma. Small leaves, stays along the substrate. Goof foreground plant.

Lilaeopsis. A grassy plant that stays very short. Also a good foreground plant.

There are a lot of options. But these are a few plants that keep small leaves and will help keep the illusion of a larger tank.

11-14-2003, 12:35 AM	#3
DLeDeaux Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 377	Micranthemum micranthemaides. Nice stem plant with very small leaves. Glossostigma. Small leaves, stays along the substrate. Goof foreground plant. Lilaeopsis. A grassy plant that stays very short. Also a good foreground plant. There are a lot of options. But these are a few plants that keep small leaves and will help keep the illusion of a larger tank. __________________ --- Dave ---

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11-13-2003, 05:46 AM	#1
c_rogers Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1	I've got a 2.5 gallon minibow that I want to set up at work. I have flourite and gravel for the substrate, and I replaced the incandesent bulb with an AGA power compact 10 watts 6700K. I have a submersible 25 watt heater and I will be getting an Azoo palm filter. I plan to keep a few neon tetras and maybe an oto. Now I need plant suggestions! I'm going to use Flourish Excel for carbon. I know I need at least one fast grower. Can you guys give me any suggestions for which plants would work well in this set-up?

11-13-2003, 11:46 PM	#2
NFish Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Colorado, USA, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 235	Sounds like a great little set up. You could try almost anything that doesn't outgrow your tank (no large sword plants or tall valisneria). You will have 4 watts per gallon and most things will grow under that.