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Best plants for 2.1 WPG ?????

This is a discussion on Best plants for 2.1 WPG ????? within the Plants/Algae/Ferts/EI/CO2/Lighting forums, part of the Aquarium Related Chat category; I would like to plant my tank, it has 2.1 WPG and is tall enough for most any plant I ...

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    Default Best plants for 2.1 WPG ?????

    I would like to plant my tank, it has 2.1 WPG and is tall enough for most any plant I know of can anyone please suggest which will do best under that lighting, and will also tolerate a newb iv never had much luck with plants, but I never knew what to get so i just got w/e looked nice to me prob not the best "strategy"
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    What size tank is it, and you're not running CO2 correct?

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    it is 46"L x 16"W x 22"T I was led to believe it was 120 gal, but I know it is much smaller then that... and yes I'm not running Co2, though I may in the future
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    what do you have for substate? light is what plants use to make food, but they need nuitrients too.

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    average sized gravel, and I use an UG filter, so I'm pretty sure there will be enough nutrients. i had floating plants that did beautifully (took over actually) but they did not appreciate the new lights (too hot maybe??) so iv got rid of them, and would like to replace them with something else to eat the nitrogen and other yuck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lymric View Post
    it is 46"L x 16"W x 22"T I was led to believe it was 120 gal, but I know it is much smaller then that... and yes I'm not running Co2, though I may in the future

    If you came to the next wenesday VAHS meeting you will be able to get all the plants you can handle, and very cheap. And if CRS-Fan is there, which he likely will, every possible question you can dream of about plants will be answered.

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    I have regular gravel and no co2. I'm still a newbie with little success growing plants, but bolbitis seems to be doing exceptionally well in my 20G.

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    Quote Originally Posted by szavi View Post
    If you came to the next wenesday VAHS meeting you will be able to get all the plants you can handle, and very cheap. And if CRS-Fan is there, which he likely will, every possible question you can dream of about plants will be answered.

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    much as I'd like to attend, I'm a little far away, hopefully one of these times I can make it.

 

 

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