Hey CL,

I just went to your linked site and saw your web site........How did you unload that tank by yourself??????????? Are u Hercules lol......

You state that you have will have 432 wpg (8x54). Plus you will dose full EI, this does not square with your last statement of a monthly pruning, low maint type tank.

If you are also planning on using c02 (??), then you are a high tech tank my friend....

You don't have to buy as many plants as you think.

If conditions are correct, the stem plants will grow quickly and you can use top trimmings to fill out the rest.

E.g, I planted about 6-8 stalks of Hygrophila difformis about 4-5 weeks ago and they have multiplied hundredfold and are all over................I have already had to remove large bunches of it.

Stem plants like Bocapa, Rotala, Hygro, etc will grow as much as 1/2-1" daily under good conditions and will sprout many side shoots as well.

1. What size pump will you use for this tank? just curious.

Good luck.

P.S. I used flourish at first but switched to TMG for trace. I like it a little better, and Tom and a lot of folks recommended it