Plants with no special lighting - MyFishTank.Net Freshwater Saltwater Aquarium Fish Forum

HeathDus9 · 10-16-2009, 07:05 PM

This is a freshwater 20 gallon tank, I want to know what are the best live plants that do good with no special lighting and that help clean the gravel.?

OrangeCones · 10-16-2009, 07:13 PM

There are a lot of low-light plants, but I don't know of any that keep gravel clean. What type and wattage of lights do you have currently? Is it a 20 gallon long or 20 gallon high?

Newman · 10-17-2009, 03:59 PM

or better yet what are the dimentions? (length width depth)

HeathDus9 · 10-18-2009, 02:44 PM

24 x 13 x17

epond83 · 10-18-2009, 07:23 PM

what kind/ how much lighting do you have now? i know you said nothing specail but that combined with the dimensions you gave would help for sugesting plants

HeathDus9 · 10-18-2009, 07:29 PM

the light that came with the tank, im not sure how to tell, ill check the light bulb when i turn the tank off for the night

epond83 · 10-18-2009, 07:41 PM

i'm guessing it's a liener flourecent. what lengh and weather it's T12, T8, or T5 (tell by the diameter)

MoneyMitch · 10-22-2009, 07:59 AM

You can never go wrong with java moss or java ferns, imo some of the most hard to kill plants out there and will basically grow in the dark.

10-16-2009, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
HeathDus9 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 26	Plants with no special lighting This is a freshwater 20 gallon tank, I want to know what are the best live plants that do good with no special lighting and that help clean the gravel.? __________________

10-17-2009, 03:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 815	or better yet what are the dimentions? (length width depth) __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

10-18-2009, 02:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
HeathDus9 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 26	24 x 13 x17 __________________

10-18-2009, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
HeathDus9 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 26	the light that came with the tank, im not sure how to tell, ill check the light bulb when i turn the tank off for the night __________________

10-22-2009, 07:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
MoneyMitch Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 33	You can never go wrong with java moss or java ferns, imo some of the most hard to kill plants out there and will basically grow in the dark. __________________ Fish keeping is easy don't over complicate it

10-16-2009, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
OrangeCones Medium Fish Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 403	There are a lot of low-light plants, but I don't know of any that keep gravel clean. What type and wattage of lights do you have currently? Is it a 20 gallon long or 20 gallon high?

10-18-2009, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
epond83 Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 424	what kind/ how much lighting do you have now? i know you said nothing specail but that combined with the dimensions you gave would help for sugesting plants

10-18-2009, 07:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
epond83 Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 424	i'm guessing it's a liener flourecent. what lengh and weather it's T12, T8, or T5 (tell by the diameter)