Help Need Suggestions On New High Tech Planted Tank

[shahrezsyed]

hello evryone gonna make a new planted tank so is the following ok
lighting is gonna 60 watt metal halide one 40 watt gro lux,40 watt red light and 40 watt blue light.
how much wpg does that make?
am gonna have 2 diy co2 generators with 2.5 litre bottles with co2 diffusers.
substrate is going to be 1:1:1 carib sea eco complete,laterite,and silica gravel very small about 2mm.
gonna supplement with liquid ferts and root tabs.
want high light cuz i know most aquatic plants like high light.
and also tell me which plants for the backgroung,foregroung and carpeting should i use.
i am already gonna use amazon swords ,cabomba,macranda,anubias nana,javafern and riccia.so just tell me which else should i use, how and where do i plant them to get a beautiful lust planted tank...full of plants and i dont mind pruning.
shahrez

 

[aaronnorth]

you didnt mention the size of the tank.
And also high tech + DIY CO2 doesnt go together well. You will need to use a pressurized system.

 

[shahrezsyed]

thats why im making two. the tank size is 4 feet long,1.5 feet high and 0.5 feet deep
shahrez

 

[aaronnorth]

DIY CO2 doesnt produce a constant supply - nor enough CO2 for the plants demands. It will be unstable and you will grow algae. I would stay low tech, or buy a pressurized CO2 system.
You could use the 60w metal halide on its own then there will be no need for CO2.