I'm at my wits end with plants. Everything was growing ok but I'm now I'm being plagued with black brush algae all over the plants, it's unsightly and I'm planning to replace all the few remaining plants in my tank with new ones in the new year.
There must be some more suitable to my set up rather than the basic ones I usually end up with. I'm not going to get into the CO2 set-up as I haven't the money to spare on it - I just want healthy looking plants, I don't really mind what they are.
So can anyone please tell me what would be suitable for my tank based on the following:
2 x 45w T5 tubes
Sand substrate
Large bottles of EasyCarbo and TNC at my disposal
Ph is neutral-high. Fairly hard water. Lots of bogwood.
I have corys, rams, neons, otos.
I basically would like to know what to plant, how long the lights should be on (currently 8 hours, happy to reduce), how much liquid ferts/carbon to add and how often.
Any suggestions?
There must be some more suitable to my set up rather than the basic ones I usually end up with. I'm not going to get into the CO2 set-up as I haven't the money to spare on it - I just want healthy looking plants, I don't really mind what they are.
So can anyone please tell me what would be suitable for my tank based on the following:
2 x 45w T5 tubes
Sand substrate
Large bottles of EasyCarbo and TNC at my disposal
Ph is neutral-high. Fairly hard water. Lots of bogwood.
I have corys, rams, neons, otos.
I basically would like to know what to plant, how long the lights should be on (currently 8 hours, happy to reduce), how much liquid ferts/carbon to add and how often.
Any suggestions?