Do Fast Growing Plants Overtake Slow Growing Ones?

[GAB99]

as in do they grow over them or they suffocate them?

i have anubais nana
amazon swords

i would like to get micro swords, melonswords, and ludwigia but dont know what will happen. (i want it to be a carpet but idk if it can easily be removed from the ground, how fast it grows etc. this is for the micro sword)the plants will be able to fit in the tank and then some.

how many bunches of 2-4" plants should i get? 20 gallons

i checked the light bulb/ flourescent thingy and it says F15T8 18"
+7F with the symbolfor mercury in a circle? eclipse brand, apparently made in thailand for marineland. natural daylight.

i lost myself at i checked the light bulb.

my last queston would be would these plants look good or not? in what way? her is my layout


flooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocoooooorw
floooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooora
flooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouoooooorl
flooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooochooooorl
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flooooooooooooooooooooooooooooootabllllllllletaaaaaaaaaaankl
floooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooord
flooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooro
flooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooro
floooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorr

so its like a room divider?with a 120 degree view.

 

[GAB99]

bump.

 

[GAB99]

ok then people... if you guy are just gonna ignore me then tell me where to repost this so i wont be ignored.

 

[mr130gallon]

i dont understand this

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lol

 

[GAB99]

i elongated the words floor to represent the floor of the room the tank is located, tank to show where the tank is, wall to show ehere ther is a wall, and table to show remaining table space wher the tank is.

ggggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttt iiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttt??

the diagram is to show wher the tank will be viewed so you can tell me how to arrange the planets

sorry i meant plants

 

[mr130gallon]

i guess im dumb cause i dont get it, if you take a picture of your tank from above and the side then i can copy it to my computer and draw in plants on MS paint so you know where to put them, that is what you want isnt it?

 

[erk628]

It would be best to post this in the planted tank section.

 

[GAB99]

It would be best to post this in the planted tank section.

yeah i hav it linked there as well but it be best to get advice from as many peeps as possible, dont want the fishies gettin hurt.

i see what i can do about the pics!

 

[GAB99]

bump

 

[GAB99]

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[mr130gallon]

that makes no sense at all!

 

[loraxchick]

i understand your attempt at a diagram after you having explianed what you were trying to explain.
the tank will be viewed from basically 3 sides. get the plants you want, plant them in an aesthetic way (which looks good to you) and keep them trimmed so that the taller ones dont block out the light. if you want to say, view your micro sword from the most angles, plant them in a corner and along the whole side near the table extending to the Other side of the table (if the makes sense- or from 12-6 or therabout in your FFFFFFFFFFFLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRR diagram, taller plants near the wall and each side that is parallel to your table(from where the microsword will be) to against the wall.
IDK if that made sense. but best i can try and make of it. and if you dont like he look. change it till you do!
cheers

 

[GAB99]

that makes no sense at all!

that because it didnt turn out the way i wanted it. it has nothing yo do witht the question so ignore it.

i understand your attempt at a diagram after you having explianed what you were trying to explain.
the tank will be viewed from basically 3 sides. get the plants you want, plant them in an aesthetic way (which looks good to you) and keep them trimmed so that the taller ones dont block out the light. if you want to say, view your micro sword from the most angles, plant them in a corner and along the whole side near the table extending to the Other side of the table (if the makes sense- or from 12-6 or therabout in your FFFFFFFFFFFLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRR diagram, taller plants near the wall and each side that is parallel to your table(from where the microsword will be) to against the wall.
IDK if that made sense. but best i can try and make of it. and if you dont like he look. change it till you do!
cheers

so the micro sword wont overtake anything besides open space? and i can add these plants without the need of co2 or anything? (wow must be doing better than i thought ) and my lightins ok? i just want to be sure this will turn out ok or great and not a complete disaster (ima newbie to th plants)




thanks for the help so far peopl!

 

[GAB99]

bump

 

[GAB99]

come on people, just 1 more question! then ill stop posting till there is a noticable problem with anything or cause for concern!