Zante
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I'm planning a shrimp tank for crystal red shrimps, and I want it to be heavily planted.
I also want the substrate to be dark, so uncapped potting soil would be ideal in that sense.
Consider that I will be starting with a cycled filter, and that I will not be stacking it for a month at the very least.
It's very hot here and I haven't sorted out the cooling yet, but I can use this time to let the tanks settle and the plants grow out.
Talking about plants, I'm thinking of some cabomba or elodea in the background, a peace lily in a basket at the waterline and a carpeting plant.
What carpeting plant do you suggest that'll stay low, fill out nicely and not need too much CO2? Some CO2 is going in, a sugar and yeast set up with a bell chamber to dissolve the gas in the water.
The lights are 32w LED lights in the center of the tank, about 10 to 12 inches from the water, the water will be about 9 to 10 inches deep. Base of the tank is 24x12 inches
I also want the substrate to be dark, so uncapped potting soil would be ideal in that sense.
Consider that I will be starting with a cycled filter, and that I will not be stacking it for a month at the very least.
It's very hot here and I haven't sorted out the cooling yet, but I can use this time to let the tanks settle and the plants grow out.
Talking about plants, I'm thinking of some cabomba or elodea in the background, a peace lily in a basket at the waterline and a carpeting plant.
What carpeting plant do you suggest that'll stay low, fill out nicely and not need too much CO2? Some CO2 is going in, a sugar and yeast set up with a bell chamber to dissolve the gas in the water.
The lights are 32w LED lights in the center of the tank, about 10 to 12 inches from the water, the water will be about 9 to 10 inches deep. Base of the tank is 24x12 inches