nicmack Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I have a 215 aqua one 980 tank with brightstone substrate and a large piece of driftwood...at present only 5 plants at the back of the tank which are tall and look a little like camomba I am wanting to create a good environment for discus any ideas what to use for plating? have only standard aqua one lighting - but am using a red light for plants - no CO2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 What is the standard aqua one lighting? I find fast-growing stem plants are always a good start. They tend to be low demand, easy to grow, cheap to buy, and easy to propagate just by snipping off the tops and re-planting. You don't tend to get a wide range of colour, but if your discus are going to be the centrepiece of the tank then they probably just need a fairly plain background - go for variation in foliage texture rather than colour. Try hygrophilla and ambulia for a start, then see what else your local aquarium store has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 The aqua one's dpn't have the best lighting for growing plants.. but the aqua one 980 lighting specs are ... 2 x 36" 30W, 1 x 30" 25W flouro's i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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