sid_zie
Fish Fanatic
Hi all.
I'm looking to set up a planted tank, in an Orca RA-05, but i dont really know where to start.
Some deatils about the tank:
it's an 18" cube, 80 litres (about 21 imperial gallons)
comes with a 24W light (T8)
has a 3 stage filter - sponge, activated carbon, and ceramic rings/bio balls - with a flow of 1100L/H
and i got to buy a heater seperatly
What i need some help with, is,
Would i be able to have a planted tank in this set up?
What sort of plants would be easy to keep and would tolerate the light levels (i'm no expert but it seems a little low to me - does any one know if it is easy to add more light to this tank if needed?)
I have some good peices of bogwood to put in, and having read Jimbooo's guide on Riccia and Java Moss i would like to put some java moss in the front. Otherwise i dont know where to start....i guess substrate would be a good place to start, i was thinking laterite mixed with sand, would this be suitable?
Any help would be appriciated, I'm really starting from a blank slate here, so feel free to suggest anything (i dont even have the tank if you think it wouldn't work for a planted tank)
thanks in advance
I'm looking to set up a planted tank, in an Orca RA-05, but i dont really know where to start.
Some deatils about the tank:
it's an 18" cube, 80 litres (about 21 imperial gallons)
comes with a 24W light (T8)
has a 3 stage filter - sponge, activated carbon, and ceramic rings/bio balls - with a flow of 1100L/H
and i got to buy a heater seperatly
What i need some help with, is,
Would i be able to have a planted tank in this set up?
What sort of plants would be easy to keep and would tolerate the light levels (i'm no expert but it seems a little low to me - does any one know if it is easy to add more light to this tank if needed?)
I have some good peices of bogwood to put in, and having read Jimbooo's guide on Riccia and Java Moss i would like to put some java moss in the front. Otherwise i dont know where to start....i guess substrate would be a good place to start, i was thinking laterite mixed with sand, would this be suitable?
Any help would be appriciated, I'm really starting from a blank slate here, so feel free to suggest anything (i dont even have the tank if you think it wouldn't work for a planted tank)
thanks in advance