Eclipse tank, betta questions.

[GP]

Well, as some of you may know, I have a puffer that is moving into his own 30 gallon in 2 months. Now, I have my Eclipse 6 gallon that is going to be empty. I was wondering if it's possible to have a heavily planted tank, without having to add extra lighting? Note, the lighting is really really bright, but it's exact volts I'm not sure of. I wanted to do something similar to this, so any advice/help would be MUCH appreciated.

 

[Nekukurai]

There are plenty of plants that you can put in the aquarium..just remember to prune everything and keep the growth under control The box for the aquarium should have the volts of the lighting on it, or if you don't have the box, try looking at the lightbulb itself. Are you planning on a heater? If you want plants, you really should.

Anacharis(elodea densa), Java Fern(microsorium pteroptus), and Giant Valisneria(valisneria) are all nice plants you might want to look into

 

[luxum]

Eclipse tanks with stock lighting are only suitable for low light plants. It only looks bright to the human eye, not to the plants. So if you stick with low light plants (anubias and crypt species, java fern and moss, stuff like that) you can have a beautiful planted tank. Note that the species appropriate for low light do not require much pruning, if any. They are slow growers, but in a tiny tank the last thing you need is a plant that will take over the whole tank when you go to grab a drink from the fridge! Giant Vals will be way too tall for a a 6 gallon Eclipse, but you could try corkscrew Vals or balansae crypts for a similar effect.

 

[cometcattle]

I would stick with low-light plants such as these:

http/www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_list.p...y=1&filter_by=2

 

[White Whale]

Sorry that I can't be of any help, but that is one hell of a nice tank setup you got there!

 

[GP]

Sorry that I can't be of any help, but that is one hell of a nice tank setup you got there!

It's not mine, that's tear-scar's tank. Thanks for the advice.

 

[f250fisherman]

The most important part will be the plant food. You never mentioned it, so I thought I would. If you have no fish waste to produce different bacterias, the plants will not have any food to eat.

 

[Nisha]

You could also try the Proven Performer plants. They're hardy and able to take lowlight conditions.
You could also try to do a search for nano planted tanks. There are lots of people who enjoy them considerably and I'm considering doing one myself.

Are you planning to put in some eco-complete, flourite or laterite for the plant substrate? Might be something to consider.