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Re: 7-gallon mini-bow - 05-12-2005, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AZBurns
I am setting up a small tank next to my desk, and decided on a 7-gallon mini-bow since I have always liked this little setup. I read Tom's article on low light no CO2 tanks and thought that sounded just up my alley.

My first question is suggestions for foreground plants. I would love something very small like glossostigma. I have heard it will do well under 2w/gallon, but does it need CO2 to do well? I saw they have Marsilea minuta at www.floridadriftwood.com and thought this might be a good alternative. Anyone have any experience with this plant? Other options I have looked at are Crypt. parva, or Anubias ‘nana petite’ but I would prefer a smaller plant like glosso or the M. minuta.

Most plants can be grown in non-CO2 tanks ... the rate of growth may just be slower than the turbo-charged growth so often forced on aquatic plants in the modern high-tech environments ...

So don't be afraid of trying any plants that you may want to try ... just be reasonable in your expectations of what kind of growth rate to expect ...

Most people would be better off with a much lower "tech" environment than most of us currently have ...

Greg
  
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