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[APD] Advice on new semi-planted setup



Hi! All,

Planning to setup a 4 ft semi-planted tank. This is my plan:-

1. 4 inch substrate of "calcium free river sand" with 5 mugfulls of laterite
as the bottom most layer.
2. place a long driftwood on the middle of the tank (the driftwood would be
about 3 ft long and will be placed horizontally).
3. The driftwood will be covered with Java Ferns & Anubias Nana.
4. Other than this I would like to plant some Spiral Vallisneria, Crypt etc.
but not plant very densely.
5. The fauna in the tank will be 5 medium size Orandas.
6. Filter will be Eheim Professional 2224 (hope this filter would be
sufficient?)
7. Lights Philips Truelite @ 2 gallons per watt. Lights I want to keep low
as most of the flora don't require high lights.
8. I do have a provision for injecting pressurised CO2 but then even if I do
it, I don't want to add any ferts. In other words I want to have as natural
a setup as possible.
9. What heater should I aim for?
10. How long the lights needs to be switched on? Do I have to follow the 12.
hrs photoperiod or I can go for less?
13. Can I manage to maintain the plants without adding any macros & by only
adding micros?
14. My experience of adding ferts hasn't been good and hence would like to
avoid getting into it again.

Suggestions from Planted Experts will be very helpful.

Regards,

saugata
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