scott the fishman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 hello plant growing friends! So i got me a new light the finnex stingray 2. right now i have the finnex and aquaon optie bright . my question is what kind of red plants can i get that are easy to grow and dont require co2. i will post befor and after pics of my tank with just the one optibright and then with the two. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott the fishman Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 1:03 PM, scott the fishman said: hello plant growing friends! So i got me a new light the finnex stingray 2. right now i have the finnex and aquaon optie bright . my question is what kind of red plants can i get that are easy to grow and dont require co2. i will post befor and after pics of my tank with just the one optibright and then with the two. i am thinking i now have high light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobNerd Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 4:39 PM, scott the fishman said: i am thinking i now have high light I am currently planting some scarlet temples in an Asian decor tank. They're supposed to be pretty easy with not much in the way of light requirements and don't need CO2; they do suggest using fertilizer plus the iron supplement to help bring out the reds. We'll see how it turns out. That's really the only red plant I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobNerd Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 4:39 PM, scott the fishman said: i am thinking i now have high light Love the tank. Are those Yo-Yo loaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I run all medium light, low tech tanks at this time. I think the easiest red plant for me is red tiger lotus. Some others that I’ve tried are Rotala H’ra, Rotala Wallichii, and AR. With those the tips turn red but I have trouble keeping the lower stems healthy. In my little Wabi Kusa tank I have some Rotala Macranda that is really bright red but it was grown emersed so I’m not sure if it’ll stay that way submerged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott the fishman Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 5:33 PM, NoobNerd said: I am currently planting some scarlet temples in an Asian decor tank. They're supposed to be pretty easy with not much in the way of light requirements and don't need CO2; they do suggest using fertilizer plus the iron supplement to help bring out the reds. We'll see how it turns out. That's really the only red plant I know of. thank you i will look that up. my tank is all green i want to add some red. On 1/13/2022 at 6:02 PM, NoobNerd said: Love the tank. Are those Yo-Yo loaches? yes they are and i have a few zebra loaches On 1/13/2022 at 6:16 PM, Patrick_G said: I run all medium light, low tech tanks at this time. I think the easiest red plant for me is red tiger lotus. Some others that I’ve tried are Rotala H’ra, Rotala Wallichii, and AR. With those the tips turn red but I have trouble keeping the lower stems healthy. In my little Wabi Kusa tank I have some Rotala Macranda that is really bright red but it was grown emersed so I’m not sure if it’ll stay that way submerged. thank you i love the red tiger lotus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott the fishman Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Update since i got my new light my plants are growing very fast. i will post a pic of before and after i added the new light. i know have algae growing looks like two kinds black and green i took some pics. this is the first time i have had algae in my tank. if any of you guys can id the algae from the pics that would be great. thank you! the 1st pic is the day i added the light the next two are from today about 4 weeks later. now the next set of pics is the algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Alternanthera rieniki rosenervig grows well for me using only white on a cheap Amazon Hygger light no fertz no co2 no root tabs. I put in a planter near the surface. I also have success with pinks ludwiga broadleaf and narrow leaf i almost forgot red tiger lotus is easy and stunning Edited January 27, 2022 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 @scott the fishman, it looks like black beard algae and green spot algae to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Hey, Mr. The Fishman. What do you think of that Stingray 2 now that you've had it for a while. I just put one on my 55 long and I'm worried it's too much light and things will get out of hand. I'm just growing easy stem plants mostly. Do you think it's too much light for a Low-tech aquarium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott the fishman Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 2:13 PM, Corbidorbidoodle said: Hey, Mr. The Fishman. What do you think of that Stingray 2 now that you've had it for a while. I just put one on my 55 long and I'm worried it's too much light and things will get out of hand. I'm just growing easy stem plants mostly. Do you think it's too much light for a Low-tech aquarium? not at all. and i love it my low tech tank is doing awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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