‘Lo Murray, and welcome
Yeah, being closer to Java like you are you shouldn’t have any problems getting Java Fern or Moss, but if you go over there, be careful. *I understand they’re not real happy with life right now. :-/
I don’t know what to tell you about your lighting. *I’ve never seen a 3’ tube, or tank, for that matter. *(Not a surprise for down here) My SWAG is you’ve got 1.5 to 2 watts per gallon, which is low to medium light strength. *Just aim for plants that can handle that. *My own recommendations are Java Moss, Java Fern, Annubias, and maybe a crypt or two. *All of them can handle low light if that’s what it really works out to, and just seem to grow better in the med light strength. *Amazon swords would work, too, but they can get
BIG. *Anacharis is a fast growing alge killer that would work, too.
At low light you don’t
really need CO2, but the plants would do better with it anyway. *With medium light, you might be fighting algae more often than you’d like. *My own DIY rig gets filled every 2 weeks. *Actually, if you’re like any of the other beer-killing Aussies I’ve met (they were sailors) you could do the home-brew beer thing and have the waste gas from the brewing process dump to the tank. *Do ‘ya think she’d mind helping with that? *Just a thought……
;D 8) *