I'm a new one to planted tank .I recently changed my tank into a planted tank ,and this is all about it ,I would love to hear from any of you
Tank size : 300 gallons
Lighting : 8 bulbs T5 HO ( 1.5 WPG T5HO) suspended 6" above water surface
Subtrate : 1 inch of Maracle organic soil ,1.5 inch of floramax ,and 1.5 inch of gravel on top .
Plants :ludwigia ,dawft sag ,stargrass ,amazon sword ,crypt ,javafern ,anubias (will add more plants in )
No fish in yet

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great start, love the wood. I would consider changing the background to black if it were me. I think it looks more natural.

carpalstunna great start, love the wood. I would consider changing the background to black if it were me. I think it looks more natural.

Yes thank you for your advise,it is impossible for me to change the background now , i have to move the tank out in order to replace it (300 gallons of water and 200 pounds of subtrate )

That is huge piece of wood and beautiful piece. Amazon will be great in this size of tank. I can't wait to see that...

Beautiful and elegant, I tip my hat to you sir.

I have a large amazon that would be beautiful in the middle if you want it. I trimmed all the leaves and have it in a holding tank right now. Baseball sized roots. You just pay shipping and I'll send it to you. Pm me if interested

Not going to do any co2? T5ho wpg isnt the same as older style bulbs or compact flourescent so it might be a little bit much. I dont have experience with a tank this deep so it might be ok but co2 is always a good idea
Tank looks good, definitely starting it off right

It looks like your off to a good start and it should look nice after it fills in a bit, were the heck is Loganville? The reason I ask is if you have a local plant club they are a great resource for getting hard to find plants for cheap, plus it's a lot of fun playing with other plant geeks.

Nice tank so far. Maybe I missed it but what are the dimensions for this tank?

dimensions of this tank L 8 feet , W 24" , H 31"
thanks!!!!!

OMG. The $$ I could sink (literally) into that beast...lol. I would agree that CO2 is still a good idea...

This is an update on my 300 gallon tank .After 2 weeks the tank appears to have lot of algea,and green water ,it maybe i have too much light from 8 T5 HO bulbs ( this tank has no CO2 ),just added 4 otos in there to help the cycle . Any suggestion for the algea ? ??

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Definitely way way way way too much lighting.

I suggest you only run a total of 4(2 on each side) if you're not using Co2 to combat algae. Adding some Amano Shrimp and more otos will help as well. 4 otos won't make a dent in a 300G algae farm

thanks bro ..... but 4 bulbs over 300 gallon tank ( 32 inches deep ) will i have enough light to grow any plant????

I'd say yet BUT if they appear to suffer you can use all 8 but with a shorter photoperiod

Your going to need Co2 for sure if you want to run all 8 of them.
Even 4 of them without Co2 is risking more algae.