Can real plants grow in this tank?
1061263
I had a couple of live plants in one of these, they lasted for a couple of months each. Plants do better with flourescent lighting but then so does algae and stuff. I really liked this tank and it's LED lighting. Mine got knocked over and I had to buy something else locally. But would prefer to buy another of these.
1061264
I doubt it. Not unless you upped the lighting by quite a bit. I use it as a (bare) guppy fry nursery.
620087
Yes.Mine came in a long plastic tube which would not stand up on its own. All the dirt had come out during shipping,so I transplanted it right away into a 5 gallon pot with moisture control potting mix and a couple handfuls of azomite(minerals) and bio-char. It perked right up. It is growing and I anticipate finding a 15-20 gallon pot to transplant it again.
724933
Probably unless you set it at the maximum height. However consider adding floating plants. They are one of the secrets to maintaining water quality, especially in a small tank. They will filter the light to the rest of the tank and filter many of the excess nutrients and waste products. I have them in all my tanks and weed them out regularly. Please dispose of them properly to not contaminate local waterways.
1734452
Hello. I would say yes. I have one of these lighting the back corner of a 90 gallon corner tank. The plants there are now growing well. I will say the plants are a bit on the pale side compared to plants under the t5 fluorescents...but they are growing well.
179203
Pew have 3 Zebra fish and 2 small algae eaters... Aldo have real plants. Tank does well.
452752
Yes, as long as you get the right length for your aquarium. It's not going to put out so much light that you need to supplement with CO2. I have low light plants growing great in my 40 gallon, 36" long tank.
1081099
Absolutely. The plant comes with complete care instructions. I planted it in a 24" pot with plain potting soil; no extra fertilizer was added. Within 3 months I have blooms and fruit starting to grow. It did arrive damaged and I had to cut the top 3 branches back, but the bottom branches are doing well. What should have been a 4' plant is now a 3' plant. But, again, thriving indoors.
2032033
Yes, you must start with a small plant, of course you can start it yourself in a starter tray and transplant.
1785516
Java fern, Java moss and any type of Anubis will do fine in there. The tank has plenty of ligt it's just small for some species of plants.
865625
I think so but if you want to know for sure, go ask any planted tank people. There are bunch of forums and web sites talking about it since this sand is pretty well known. I have moss which does not need to be "planted".
865624
Only if you use it as your top layer. It looks great in the tank and stays pretty clean. Use a heavier substrate as the bottom layer so your plants roots will stay put.
1606664
Well. The answer is no. But u may be interested to know that the one that I purchased from Amazon never grew. V
391519
I would actually recommend getting a bubble counter on top and then that way you wont put too much carbon dioxide, but no it shouldn't as long as you have more plants with enough lighting you will be fine
1413486
You can plant directly in this pot. It has a water reservoir at the bottom built in inside to prevent overwatering
785575
It would probably be a wasted effort. Plants thrive out of the water on their own. It does a superb job in aquariums although. Best of luck.....
79324
Mine are pretty much full grown and they are about 1 to 1.5 inch. They are awesome! They have a very small bio load so these would be perfect your tank. Go for it! Mine live in 78 to 81 degree water with 7.6 ph. I feed them algae wafers every now and then.
50751
I'd say not immediately. Think of this stuff as starter soil. Over time you may need to add some fertilizer but my tank has been going strong with no added fert for 6 months.