Small Planted Tank

koh168 · 08-08-2002, 06:48 AM

Just wanted to ask how would people plant a 10 Gal tank because im planning on converting my hospital tank into a small planted tank and wish to get some suggestions

Pooky125 · 08-08-2002, 07:10 AM

Hmm, well, I guess it depends on a few different factors. In my regular, I have Java Moss, Java Fern, Water Sprite, Dwarf Sag, and an Ozelot sword. I currently am not using any chemicals, as it has been recently set up, and is currently cycling. It has your basic lighting 1.5 wpg. On my 10 tall, I have 2-3 kinds of crypts, another ozelot sword, some contortunist vals, some java moss, and some cabomba. Yet again, no special lighting, just another 15 watt bulb (I think, I actually have never checked. But, I have laterite mixed in the gravel of this tank, the crypts are thriving! Makes for a beautiful center piece. I also have a 12 gallon, with an Ozelot sword (seeing a theme yet?), some water sprite, some vals, Java Moss, Java Fern, and some sorta grass thingy that I got a few days ago... I haven't quite figured out what it is yet... This tank has a Eclipse hood on it, so, it gets rughly 2-2.5 wpg ( I'm not exactually sure how much, it's a 25 watt bulb). This tank gets dosed with Leaf Zone, when I remember. If your lighting is incandescent, I suggest water sprite, java moss, java fern, and aponogetons have seemed to fair well under such low light...

**KyleT** · 08-08-2002, 03:06 PM

For some wonderful inspiration you might want to check out these two tanks!!

Tank 1

and

Tank 2

Kyle

**GulfCoastAquarian** · 08-08-2002, 05:00 PM

Those are some gorgeous tanks! I've got a 2.5g planted tank here at work with a small whisper filter and a 13W PC swing-arm light. Plants are growing well but I can't get algae eaters to live for very long in this tank. I need to try some ottos in there.

koh168 · 08-09-2002, 01:26 AM

Thanks guys:hehe:

Backdraft_Bagel · 08-14-2002, 11:24 PM

do you feed the algae eaters anything after they have munched up all the algae?

**GulfCoastAquarian** · 08-16-2002, 01:56 PM

Definitely! A small tank doesn't have enough algae to sustain even a few small ottos. An algae wafer a week might be all they need to keep going. I tried keeping several types of algae eaters without algae wafers and they all inevitably starved to death (while the rest of the fish in the tank thrived).

Backdraft_Bagel · 08-16-2002, 04:31 PM

Same experience here. I thought my water quality was bad or something because I was going through Temminkii plecos like they were toilet paper.

08-08-2002, 07:10 AM	#2
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	Hmm, well, I guess it depends on a few different factors. In my regular, I have Java Moss, Java Fern, Water Sprite, Dwarf Sag, and an Ozelot sword. I currently am not using any chemicals, as it has been recently set up, and is currently cycling. It has your basic lighting 1.5 wpg. On my 10 tall, I have 2-3 kinds of crypts, another ozelot sword, some contortunist vals, some java moss, and some cabomba. Yet again, no special lighting, just another 15 watt bulb (I think, I actually have never checked. But, I have laterite mixed in the gravel of this tank, the crypts are thriving! Makes for a beautiful center piece. I also have a 12 gallon, with an Ozelot sword (seeing a theme yet?), some water sprite, some vals, Java Moss, Java Fern, and some sorta grass thingy that I got a few days ago... I haven't quite figured out what it is yet... This tank has a Eclipse hood on it, so, it gets rughly 2-2.5 wpg ( I'm not exactually sure how much, it's a 25 watt bulb). This tank gets dosed with Leaf Zone, when I remember. If your lighting is incandescent, I suggest water sprite, java moss, java fern, and aponogetons have seemed to fair well under such low light... __________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

08-08-2002, 03:06 PM	#3
KyleT Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 13,534	For some wonderful inspiration you might want to check out these two tanks!! Tank 1 and Tank 2 Kyle __________________ Please Send all Support Requests to forumadmin Bit Of Nothing - Personal Blog

08-08-2002, 05:00 PM	#4
GulfCoastAquarian Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,577	Those are some gorgeous tanks! I've got a 2.5g planted tank here at work with a small whisper filter and a 13W PC swing-arm light. Plants are growing well but I can't get algae eaters to live for very long in this tank. I need to try some ottos in there. __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

08-16-2002, 01:56 PM	#7
GulfCoastAquarian Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,577	Definitely! A small tank doesn't have enough algae to sustain even a few small ottos. An algae wafer a week might be all they need to keep going. I tried keeping several types of algae eaters without algae wafers and they all inevitably starved to death (while the rest of the fish in the tank thrived). __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

08-16-2002, 04:31 PM	#8
Backdraft_Bagel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 18	Same experience here. I thought my water quality was bad or something because I was going through Temminkii plecos like they were toilet paper. __________________ Hi.

08-08-2002, 06:48 AM	#1
koh168 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2	Just wanted to ask how would people plant a 10 Gal tank because im planning on converting my hospital tank into a small planted tank and wish to get some suggestions

08-09-2002, 01:26 AM	#5
koh168 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2	Thanks guys:hehe:

08-14-2002, 11:24 PM	#6
Backdraft_Bagel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 18	do you feed the algae eaters anything after they have munched up all the algae?

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