First off I want to say wh00p i'm excited to be setting up a fish tank again....
and now.. the q' heh I have NEVER kept live plants in a aquairum. let me start off by stating my set up... 33 gallon temps will probably be around 77-79* depending on the fish i choose. I want to go with live plants this time around as opposed to fake ugly plastic ones *hums radiohead* I have not set the tank up yet doing that when i get in from work tonight... going to let it cycle out with some tetra's or something that i plan on picking up tommorow. the light I have right now is a 25 watt power glo (made by hagen) is this light sufficent to keep plants healthy? what other kind of things need to be looked at in order to have the plants grow healthy, and incase your sitting there shaking your head.. i dont plan on introducing the plants till i have cyceled the tank.. then let the plants establish then add the fish... i'm looking to get clown loachs pending some input from people on tank size etc etc. any sugestions on what kind of plants would be good and on some care tips?
cheers