No Plants To Lots Of Plants - Anything I Should Expect

[luke4868]

Hi everyone

I have a Fluval Edge, which has been going for 5 months or so now with 6 guppies in it.

I'm about to rescape it from Gravel, to sand, for which I want to cover/grow Riccia so that I can have a nice shrimp group in the tank too to finish it off.

Should I expect any major changes to it's ecosystem when I do this, or any other negative side effects I should watch out/prepare for?

 

[Ps3Steveo]

If all your doing is a Riccia carpet you wont have much change really other than your tank stock being happier due to the natural oxygen the Riccia will release.

 

[ian]

you might struggle with Riccia due to the footprint of an Edge, although Riccia grows in low light, you might struggle in an Edge. You may prove me wrong though!

 

[luke4868]

Thanks for the advise guys, and I don't really have the light on in the tank at the moment, the fish are generally more active without it, so I let them be...

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Well if you want plants your gonna have to get them on for a reasonable time every day.