Lot Tech Tank

[Jamie87]

I want to set up a planted tank. I guess since it's my first..and i'm not in the position to be spending lots of money..I figured i'd go with a low tech planted tank.

I know I want to have a lot of bottom fish..like a school of cories and maybe a repheal cat fish.
and I heard that the flourite isn't the best for em.
I would like sand..but don't think i'm ready to deal with trying to use the laterite stuff.

Would plants do okay with just sand?

And what plants are low light plants??

 

[Themuleous]

You can have undemanding plants in sand just fine, but I would add that most will do a lot better if you add something. Don't be afraid of laterite is the easiest of all the plant substrates to use.

There is a link in my sig to low light plants by Llj.

Sam

 

[Jamie87]

Other thing i'm worrying bout is the lighting. I'm gonna have to go out and buy one of the strip lights that have 3 places for a bulb..aren't I? Cause those are like..another 100 right there.

 

[Castellop123]

Other thing i'm worrying bout is the lighting. I'm gonna have to go out and buy one of the strip lights that have 3 places for a bulb..aren't I? Cause those are like..another 100 right there.

How big is this tank?

By strip light... Do you mean a over-head luminaire? And if that is what you mean then the answer is "No"... You will not...

 

[Jamie87]

Other thing i'm worrying bout is the lighting. I'm gonna have to go out and buy one of the strip lights that have 3 places for a bulb..aren't I? Cause those are like..another 100 right there.

How big is this tank?

By strip light... Do you mean a over-head luminaire? And if that is what you mean then the answer is "No"... You will not...

It's a 56gal tall.. kinda like a square..just maybe a little taller then wide.

And No I mean a strip light that has 3 places to put a uv light.