Nano plants?

Aquaticfrog32

Aquaticfrog32

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I have taken interest in starting a nano aquarium. I already have the tank, ( half gallon ) and planned a rough stocking list. I know that I will have to do full water changes on a tank that small, but I would still like to reduce the nitrites. The best way to do that as we all know, is plant the aquarium. What are the smallest tropical plants recommended That would be alright in a half gallon? What would look nice?

Thanks
 
You could try some anubias Nana petite. It stays very small. Dwarf baby tears are wonderful and small but they will require medium to high co2. You could try micro sword or dwarf hair grass but these might grow just a bit to tall for your liking. There are alot of bucephalandra varieties that stay small. I almost forgot that moss like weeping or java moss would work well.
 
Thanks for your quick reply, goatnad. I will look into all of these. What substrates should I bury them in? Gravel?Sand?
Thanks
 
IMO, the substrate is the least important for plants.
 
Not always....I just like to know cause once I made a mistake with java ferns
 
The substrate used will really depend on what plants you use and how you want to provide nutrients for the plant. Some plants are heavy root feeders like Amazon swords while others are more water column feeders but with that said I would pretty much agree with tanker. All plants can pull nutrients from the column. I would stay away from sand since it has no nutritional value and can compact causing root rot. I personally "dirt" all of my tanks. Dirting if you don't know is using an organic potting soil capped with gravel. Not sure you will want to go that route though. It can be a mess and if done incorrectly it will cause your tank to have major algae problems. Since you seem to be new to this I would recommend using something like eco-complete or common aquarium gravel and dosing needed nutrients via dry or liquid ferts.
 
For what you're doing, pool filter sand at a depth of 1" or less will be fine, if you wish to go that route. Research low to medium light plants. I'd suggest starting with them.

Mark
 
Alright, thanks!
 
Were I was they were out of stock. I bought cryptocoryne cordata, I think. Do you have any pointers or things about this plant I should be aware of?
 
Cryptocoryne cordata is not one of the "Low-Light" Crypts. It doe better in high light, and does grow fairly big.
 
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