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I Want Plants!

bllackpython

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Hello all!
So i would like to go up the plant route but this will be for the first time so a little worried I'll mess it up. I was hoping that's where you guys can help me out :)
I want to go easy as it's going to be my first planted tank so low light and no CO2. Here is the tank:
 
 
Tank - Roma 125
Filter - Fluval U3 Internal Filter
Heater - Fluval Mirrored M Series Heater 150watt
Lighting - One Power-Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Tube 20W 60.96cm (24in) T8
One Aqua-Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Tube 20W 60.96 cm (24in) T8
Substrate - Sand
 
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I have been looking at the easy section on plant websites and so I attempted to do a diagram of what I would like:
 
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Not the best diagram in the world but you get the idea 
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A - Anubias Nana
B - Anubias petite nana
C - Star moss
D - Flame moss
E - Vallisneria nana
F - Echinodorus bleheri
G - Ceratophyllum demersum 'Foxtail'
H - Heater
 
So that is what I would like, but does it work?
Is that too many plants? Seeing as I don't really want to go down the CO2 route.
Also what ferts should I be using? Would root tabs be enough?
 
Any advice would be awesome :D
 
Oh the fish that are in it atm are 6 neon tetras and 1 doctor fish.
 
 
I think your fine with that, Just make sure you have less surface ripples for more CO2 exchange.
 
You may want to consider an external filter as in a planted tank you really want 10 x full tank turnover per hour flow wise. This enables all nutrients to get to all plants, your current filter is 600lph you want something around 1200lph, Maidenhead Aquatics do good self branded filters called Aquamanta, cheap and very good value, I use 2 of them. Your lighting is fine for low tech so once flow is sorted maybe grab some trace ferts for it too like Aqua Essentials Neutro T. Plant list is also fine btw. :)
 

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