camtang Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I am looking at doing a bit of aquascaping for the first time. I have an idea in my head and for a change im not going in full guns a blazing. I am looking at getting something to cover a patch on the bottom of the tank and also something to cover soom wood in think patchs. would Riccia fluitans be the way to go to achive this on the wood? and would Glossostigma elantinoides do the job on the ground? can they both be grown on ground and wood? and last of all peoples first hand expericnces on both of these plants as far as ease of use, care ect. I am looking at the plant profile section rite now btw. thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 should probably add to it, low tech lighting, diy CO2, rootballs underneath. tank small around 100 Ltrs, but very low bout 250mm roughly high. and I will be dosing with some liquid ferts, just havnt worked out what yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Low tech aquascaping comes with it's limits, the main limits are the types of plants you can grow and how fast and/or well you can grow them. As for the plants you have mentioned, I'd use xmas moss instead of Riccia as it's a lot easier to work with and is meant to be attached to a surface unlike the floating Riccia. Not sure on the foreground, how little light are we talking here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I am not to worried on how fast they grow, I just want them to grow, time isnt a issue. Looked at using a moss, but I dont really like the look of it. So thought I would find an alternative. ofcourse if I cant find an alternative moss maybe the answer. Lighting is currently a double bulbed Aqua one 60 cm( sam size as tank) with 2x Marine White FMW-18 bulbs that came with the light. I would be willing to upgrade bulbs to get a better result if required or if its not stupidly expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 You'll have a lot less hassle with moss than you will with Riccia but it's completely up to you. Riccia is of course harder to come by and maintain but there's no point keeping a plant you're not happy with. The lights should be okay, how old are the bulbs though? You can buy brand new T8 6500K/Cool daylight tubes for less than $10 each at Bunnings or Mitre10. But remember the more light you have, the more CO2 and ferts you'll have to balance it with. Personally I'd stick to just the two tubes, it'll give you the result you're after. Is this a new tank from scratch or just upgrading a running tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not sure how old the tubes are. they could be months old they may have just been replaced before I got the unit. so t8 6500k/cool daylight would be a good replacment tube if I go to change them? The tank is starting from scratch, I am slowly getting the plants and stock I want as opposed to buying it all and throwing it all in at the same time or near time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 My tank has 2x t8 tubes. A daylight and a powerglo. Its at 55cm high tank, no CO2 and some root balls in the gravel. My xmas moss grow great in there, glosso also grows pretty good, but it keeps getting covered by my other plants so loses the light all the time. In your shallow tank you should have too many issues with light id say. With light, if you double the distance you get a quarter of the brightness i beleive. So essentially you would have about 4x the light of my tank... But feel free to prove me wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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