[APD] RE:non CO2 plant tank

[Andrew McLeod <thefish at theabyssalplain_freeserve.co.uk>]

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 02:03:44 -0500, Thomas Barr <tcbiii at earthlink_net> 
wrote:

I also have a 25gallon tank, which I am planning to use soon (hopefully). 
I have bookmarked the archive page this email is on, as I think the 
approach described by Mr. Tom Barr is exactly what I want!

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> > & 3. lighting.
>
> 40w of NO FL lighting is fine. A reflector if you can get one.
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I have a 30W Interpet Triton bulb, am I going to have to get another tube? 
I can get a cheap Arcadia reflector. I am quite happy to stick with low 
light slow-gro plants (Anubias?). (but I've got to have Amazon Swords 
because they look cool)

> Use some floating plants, use easy to grow plant species, crypts are good
> also. Have deep substrate with a fair amount of organic matter, soaked 
> soil
> or better yet mulm from another tank, add about 4 handfuls of ground peat
> moss. Add the organic stuff on the very bottom.
> Top this with sand/laterite, flourite, profile etc, whatever you can get
> there, about 3-4 inches deep.

I just vacuumed my 30l Goldfish tank (1 month after being set up) and got 
basically NO mulm. How very depressing. The 25g tank is probably going to 
have sand/laterite. Can mulm be manufactured? I don't fancy using fish 
shop mulm (How can you quarentine mulm?)
Ah well...

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This really does sound like just the solution for me (low maintenence!)
Someone should make an online 'find-your-method', where people input their 
tank size, and what they want (high/low growth/maintenence, high/low tech, 
CO2/non-CO2 etc.) and get a computerised method like those weighing scales 
that tell you what you should weigh. :)

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Andrew McLeod
thefish at theabyssalplain_freeserve.co.uk
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