planted tank

greenman909 · 02-28-2008, 11:50 AM

i am thinking about starting a new planted tank it will be 55 gal any sugestions

also this would be my first planted tank

mesapod · 02-28-2008, 05:57 PM

What kind of lighting do you have?

greenman909 · 02-28-2008, 08:30 PM

lets just put it this way all i have is the tank i am going to have to buy the rest

**JustOneMore20** · 02-29-2008, 01:25 PM

Before buying equipment and such, you should decide what type of planted tank you want. With more lighting comes more plant choices, but also its more expensive and more work. Do you want more of a low light tank or do you want more like a medium light tank that isn't a ton of work, but you have alot of plant choices?

Also, you should think about what kind of budget (if any) you have, since lighting and substrate (if you want plant specific) can be expensive depending on which route you take.

Here is an article to read about planted tanks: http://www.fishforums.com/forum/aqua...nted-tank.html.

greenman909 · 03-04-2008, 11:55 AM

well the only thing i have at this time is a 55gal tank brand new that i picked up from a friend for $50.... money limit is not really a problem so any suggestions for a total set up would be great.. lightinhg, filteration, ect...

thanks for ant feed back

**JustOneMore20** · 03-04-2008, 12:05 PM

Alright. You still need to decide if you want this to be high light, low light, something in between? Do you want to buy a pressurized co2 setup or no?

What type of plants do you have in mind?

Once I know what direction you are going in, then I can recommend equipment and such.

greenman909 · 03-04-2008, 12:09 PM

ok so i will do a little research and get back to the post

**JustOneMore20** · 03-04-2008, 12:30 PM

You can look at pics of plants in different lighting categories at these 2 websites:

http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide.php (choose light requirements, then pick a category) I don't really like that site for alot of their classifications though.

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...c/plantfinder/ (under lighting requirements, choose a category, then hit go) I like this one better, but it doesn't have everything.

Browse around on that site for tank pics too.

02-28-2008, 11:50 AM	#1
greenman909 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 51	planted tank i am thinking about starting a new planted tank it will be 55 gal any sugestions also this would be my first planted tank __________________ SETUP -55 gal All Glass long tank -Top Fin 60 dual cartridge charcoal filter -All glass 200 watt heater -Zoo Med auto rotating power head for current -Miracle beam 5 port color mood lighting system -Assorted decorations (pirate theme) FISH -1 Eectric blue hap chiclid -1 Jewel chiclid -1 Unknown chiclid (pic coming soon for help) -1 Common L023 pleco -1 Albino chocolate pleco

02-28-2008, 05:57 PM	#2
mesapod Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Posts: 332	What kind of lighting do you have? __________________ Vote For Fishforums! Kevin's (My) Tanks *10 gallon tank* - 8x Almost 1 month Guppy fry *10 gallon planted tank-3x guppies 30 gallon- 5x neon tetras-3x peppered cories-4x Otos 53 gallon tank* -5x White Clouds

02-28-2008, 08:30 PM	#3
greenman909 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 51	lets just put it this way all i have is the tank i am going to have to buy the rest __________________ SETUP -55 gal All Glass long tank -Top Fin 60 dual cartridge charcoal filter -All glass 200 watt heater -Zoo Med auto rotating power head for current -Miracle beam 5 port color mood lighting system -Assorted decorations (pirate theme) FISH -1 Eectric blue hap chiclid -1 Jewel chiclid -1 Unknown chiclid (pic coming soon for help) -1 Common L023 pleco -1 Albino chocolate pleco

02-29-2008, 01:25 PM	#4
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,578	Before buying equipment and such, you should decide what type of planted tank you want. With more lighting comes more plant choices, but also its more expensive and more work. Do you want more of a low light tank or do you want more like a medium light tank that isn't a ton of work, but you have alot of plant choices? Also, you should think about what kind of budget (if any) you have, since lighting and substrate (if you want plant specific) can be expensive depending on which route you take. Here is an article to read about planted tanks: http://www.fishforums.com/forum/aqua...nted-tank.html. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-04-2008, 11:55 AM	#5
greenman909 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 51	well the only thing i have at this time is a 55gal tank brand new that i picked up from a friend for $50.... money limit is not really a problem so any suggestions for a total set up would be great.. lightinhg, filteration, ect... thanks for ant feed back __________________ SETUP -55 gal All Glass long tank -Top Fin 60 dual cartridge charcoal filter -All glass 200 watt heater -Zoo Med auto rotating power head for current -Miracle beam 5 port color mood lighting system -Assorted decorations (pirate theme) FISH -1 Eectric blue hap chiclid -1 Jewel chiclid -1 Unknown chiclid (pic coming soon for help) -1 Common L023 pleco -1 Albino chocolate pleco

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03-04-2008, 12:05 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,578	Alright. You still need to decide if you want this to be high light, low light, something in between? Do you want to buy a pressurized co2 setup or no? What type of plants do you have in mind? Once I know what direction you are going in, then I can recommend equipment and such. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-04-2008, 12:09 PM	#7
greenman909 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 51	ok so i will do a little research and get back to the post __________________ SETUP -55 gal All Glass long tank -Top Fin 60 dual cartridge charcoal filter -All glass 200 watt heater -Zoo Med auto rotating power head for current -Miracle beam 5 port color mood lighting system -Assorted decorations (pirate theme) FISH -1 Eectric blue hap chiclid -1 Jewel chiclid -1 Unknown chiclid (pic coming soon for help) -1 Common L023 pleco -1 Albino chocolate pleco

03-04-2008, 12:30 PM	#8
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,578	You can look at pics of plants in different lighting categories at these 2 websites: http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide.php (choose light requirements, then pick a category) I don't really like that site for alot of their classifications though. http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...c/plantfinder/ (under lighting requirements, choose a category, then hit go) I like this one better, but it doesn't have everything. Browse around on that site for tank pics too. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

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