I forgot to mention... if you'd rather not go the CO2 route, and would prefer a simplier method of plant keeping, see if you could get less light on your tank. Maybe get some floating plants to reduce the intensity of light your tank would be exposed to. The previous suggestion of getting slower growing plants such as the various species of anubias plants would be perfect in this sort of setup. You could even get away with no fertillizing even with a light/moderate fish load.
I had a 25g bowfront with a simliar sort of setup for a little while before I added CO2 injection. I had a mat of riccia covering about 50-65% of the water's surface, and a piece of stump-shaped driftwood in the middle of the tank covered in numberous anubias plants. Bioload consisted of one dwarf gourami, and a group of 6 neons. It was a very calm type of tank and was probably my most favourite plant tank to date. Too bad I never got any pictures of it.
-Rich
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08-26-2005, 05:22 AM
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