New 850L Planted Tank.

[Cooper2085]

What Co2 system do you recommend?

The tank is being built at the moment by AC Aquatics, it will be here in 4 weeks or so and im currently looking at planting options and stocking levels. There will be alot of flow to the surface as im looking at maybe 2 FX5s for filtration, the heaters will be fitted to the filters not in the tank.

What plants grow to the surface? Im looking for a micture of red and green plants to go with the white sand.

Cheers ^^

 

[Cooper2085]

Also how does a planted tank effect your stocking levels?

Il need some walking through this if im honest, i currently only have a 65l planted tank

 

[tribalbrit]

I have a jbl system on my 750lt planted tank, with a 2kg bottle,
good plants for a large tank are amazon swords, hygrophilia, cryps, anubias etc.
A nice one that will grow to the surface is the lotus lilly

Although if you get the co2 right most of the plants will stay within the tank.

I find the EI method of fert dosing easy and not to. expensive

 

[Cooper2085]

What is the El method?

 

[tribalbrit]

Estimated Index... dry ferts google james's planted tank and ukap... loads of info on there.

 

[ian]

if you read our forum you'll find the exact same info you'll find on others, if not better and more original. If you go into PARC (Planted Aquariums Resource Center)
in the pinned threads there is stuff on EI dosing. As there is other stuff you may find interesting.