Yenko
Fish Addict
I read a book called "Ecology of the planted aquarium" recently. It is written by Diana Walstad, who belives a soil underlayer, sunlight and infrequent water changes are the best way to go for a planted aquarium. I'm convinced. I don't have my tank set up near a window or with a soil underlayer (I set it up before I read this book).
I do have undergravel pots for rooted plants, and they're doing amazingly well considering my tank is underloaded because my fish are small at the moment. She also has interesting opinions on lighting; she says that cheap flourescent tubes are the best way to go. I have a cheap flourescent tube and a more expensive, more bluish tube in my tank right now. I like the blue light because it counteracts the yellow water my sphagnum moss gives me. If I ever take down the tank, I am going to put it back together with a soil underlayer, near a window. Another option is the 10-gallon tank I have that is currently used for breeding fish and raising fry. I might buy a better canopy for it and set it up by a window.
Anyway, anyone who's interested should buy this book.
I do have undergravel pots for rooted plants, and they're doing amazingly well considering my tank is underloaded because my fish are small at the moment. She also has interesting opinions on lighting; she says that cheap flourescent tubes are the best way to go. I have a cheap flourescent tube and a more expensive, more bluish tube in my tank right now. I like the blue light because it counteracts the yellow water my sphagnum moss gives me. If I ever take down the tank, I am going to put it back together with a soil underlayer, near a window. Another option is the 10-gallon tank I have that is currently used for breeding fish and raising fry. I might buy a better canopy for it and set it up by a window.
Anyway, anyone who's interested should buy this book.