Easy-:pw Light, Plants

[Bebobb]

I need a few types of plants that need low light, no c02, that are very easy to take care of. I don't want HUGE plants, just 3-5 plants that can go in my 10 gallon. I have 2 anubias (spelling?) in the tank right now. I have had them for about 5-6 months, and they are doing great! Are there any other types of plants? I was thinking cryts or Java Fern, but I'm not sure. Any help would be appriciated!!

 

[aly_starh]

Elodea Densa, Camboba, Java Fern, Moss Ball are a few easy plants

 

[Truck]

how much light is over your ten gallon?

 

[Bebobb]

how much light is over your ten gallon?

2 compact flourescents at 10w each.

 

[Truck]

when you say compact fluorescent, do you mean the U shaped bulbs are the ones that twist and turn to form a small ball?

 

[Bebobb]

when you say compact fluorescent, do you mean the U shaped bulbs are the ones that twist and turn to form a small ball?

The U-Shaped ones.

 

[Truck]

Thats quite a lot of light, you may struggle to grow plants without CO2, if you limit light to 4-5 hours a day then you could grow: Anubias, Crypts, Microsorum species, vallis etc

 

[aly_starh]

Thats quite a lot of light

You will be able to grow quite a lot of different plants with that light as Truck said.

 

[Bebobb]

Thats quite a lot of light

You will be able to grow quite a lot of different plants with that light as Truck said.

Oh, okay then! Never mind the low light part! I thought I didn't have much light.

So now, I guess the requirements are
Easy to grow
Not a tank buster
Small enough for a 10 gallon tank
Thanks!

 

[Truck]

You will still have to stick to low light species with your lights being only on for 4 hours a day, if they're on any longer, the plants will wither due to the lack of Co2 and nutrients.

 

[Bebobb]

You will still have to stick to low light species with your lights being only on for 4 hours a day, if they're on any longer, the plants will wither due to the lack of Co2 and nutrients.

Ohhh... I see now...

 

[Bebobb]

Do you think that I will be able to grow dwarf hair grass?

 

[Truck]

no, not without CO2, echinodorus tenellus is a good substitute.

 

[Bebobb]

Dwarf chainsword? Correct? I likethe looks of that plant. It will be a fine substitute for the hair grass.
So far I am going to get these plants:
Dwarf chain sword
Java fern
I still need a few other suggestions.

 

[Bebobb]

These are some of the plants that I am looking at. Do you think any of them will be okay?
Micro Sword
Micro Chain Sword (Same thing ^^???)
Dwarf Baby Tears
More anubias
Some type of moss (flame, java, SUGGESTIONS?)