Can Anyone Recommend A Tall Plant?

[tom_os]

i want to get a tall plant in order to cover or partially cover my filter and heater.

i got a 60l tank, about 40cm high,

i would like something colourful and something that would be relatively bushy to cover the filter

thanks

 

[Truck]

vallis is good, im guessing your lighting isnt great so vallis would suite it nicely ( have you got a rekord 60?)

and vallis grows quite fast and when ive had it it has seent out runners

 

[tom_os]

vallis is good, im guessing your lighting isnt great so vallis would suite it nicely ( have you got a rekord 60?)

and vallis grows quite fast and when ive had it it has seent out runners

i have a "t8 15w white" light. i have a combomba plant at the moment

 

[Truck]

yeh vallis will be fine under that, i have the same amount of light and my vallis is thriving

 

[Truck]

i started off with 2 straight vallis plants that were in a shabby shape and in 2 months they have split into 20 separate plants each with a few runners

 

[tom_os]

thats great, thanks

 

[mark.w.jones]

I have had far more success with straight vallis as opposed to the corkscrew or twisted variety. Buy more bunches than you think you need as it doesn't go far. I also found that it rooted quicker with some root tabs / balls put in the substrate around it.

 

[tom_os]

ok thanks im going tomorrow to get some plants so i will make sure i get some type of nutrient thing

 

[Truck]

if your getting a nutrient thing you will most likely get algae problems, so i suggest you inject a bit of CO2 too.

 

[tom_os]

hmm thats sounds a bit complicated. i ony really want about 3 plants, is there anything that i could ue what wont give me algae?

 

[Truck]

dont add ferts

 

[tom_os]

alright ok thanks