New To Planted Tanks

[ReMz]

I'm just now getting into planted tanks and would like to setup a fairly heavily planted 30 gallon tank. Doing quite a bit of research ATM, but there is a lot of info out there and I'd like to at least get some direction.

Currently, I have an under gravel filter with fairly large gravel substrate. The lighting is a single 24" Coralife 10,000K 20watt lamp.

What are some hardy low light, low maintenance plants for this sort of setup? I'm looking for some tall plants in the back of the tank with some smaller ones in the front. Are there any good mosses/plants that will grow on bogwood and slate that work with low lighting? I would prefer not to add a bottom layer of substrate or add ferts/CO2.

Also, where is a good place in the U.S. to buy plants from. I just saw a new topic on this and am going to check it out, but the more info I can get the better.

Back to searching around. Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[Renate]

Java fern would do well in that light. There are many versions. Thin leaf, which I can't find a picture on line, is a little like Hygro willow.

Check out this tank 330 Liter (87 gal) - "Lower Maintenance Expenses
http/www.pbase.com/plantella/330hnlme

I buy from the company aquaticplantdepot.com and this person cah925 Aquatic Plant Central forum chillplants@gmail.com

 

[ReMz]

Java fern would do well in that light. There are many versions. Thin leaf, which I can't find a picture on line, is a little like Hygro willow.

Check out this tank 330 Liter (87 gal) - "Lower Maintenance Expenses
[URL="http/www.pbase.com/plantella/330hnlme"]http/www.pbase.com/plantella/330hnlme[/URL]

I buy from the company aquaticplantdepot.com and this person cah925 Aquatic Plant Central forum chillplants@gmail.com

Thanks a lot.

That tank is pretty sweet

 

[Renate]

waterfaller1 at this forum posted a link to the tank.

 

[fozziebear]

all types that like to be tied down could grow, such as java fern, anubius, and moss varieties, other than that your gonna struggle with plants that need to root because your using a UGF.

 

[ReMz]

all types that like to be tied down could grow, such as java fern, anubius, and moss varieties, other than that your gonna struggle with plants that need to root because your using a UGF.

why is that?

<------ oblivious to plants

 

[fozziebear]

because the roots will try to grow through the filter plate and that will give you dead spots on your UGF resulting in reduced performance, also i have seen they dont root as fast in a tank with a ugf as opposed to a tank with just an internal, i have seen this on my own tanks.