plants for higher water temps - Discus tank.

[The Zigman]

Hi everyone.
I am finally ready to start planting my tank, keep in mind the stealths are ste at 86 degrees f for discus.

I want to buy, Cabomba, and corkscrew val's. will these do ok in warm water?

What other plants would you reccommend?
Thanks!

 

[Cory Keeper]

I suspect that Cobomba Caroliniana and Vallisneria spiralis should be able to cope well enough, I have both (as siggy can attest) and they are doing very well with CO2 and enough light. I've had Cobomba all the way up to 81, with no ill effects.

Just don't dose Excel with vals in the tank.

 

[Star_Rider]

here is an article about planted Discus tanks. there are compromises as many plants don't fare well in the warm water.
and there is usually a trade off.

I keep my tanks at 84 with discus and fnd plant selection can be limited.
anubias does ok, as does money wort and many crypt's.anacharis can but it gets nibbled on.

some dwarf swords as well as amazon sword seem to be tolerant..
I am running VHO and am experimenting with lights as the selection for planted tanks is limited.
but recently have found 10k daylight VHO as well as the triphosphor.

I am considering lowering the light and keeping ot to about 2wpg in the 75. with co2 injection.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Here is the Tropica list of plants for discus tanks:

Anubias barteri ''coffeefolia''
Anubias barteri var. angustifolia
Anubias barteri var. barteri
Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia ''1705''
Anubias barteri var. nana
Crinum calamistratum
Crinum natans
Crinum thaianum
Cryptocoryne beckettii ''petchii''
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
Cryptocoryne undulata
Cryptocoryne wendtii ''brown''
Cryptocoryne wendtii ''green''
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya'
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica'
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Echinodorus 'Ozelot'
Echinodorus 'Ozelot' (Green)
Echinodorus bleheri (bleherae)
Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis 53B'
Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila polysperma 'Big leaf'
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow'
Microsorum pteropus
Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine'
Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv'
Riccia fluitans
Sagittaria subulata
Vallisneria americana (gigantea)
Vallisneria americana (natans)
Vallisneria spiralis 'Tiger'

 

[The Zigman]

I think I should also mention, or ask, I have a CF light fixture with 2 96 watt 6700 ultra daylight bulbs. Thsi setup looks super bright to me, but is less than 2 WPG. Is this going to me enough light for some of these plants?

Thanks.

 

[dewilde2]

what is the matter with using Excel with Valisneria? I haven't heard that but I have been doing it...perhaps that's why they haven't been successful in my tank. Any info or links?

 

[Cory Keeper]

Excel contains trace amounts of what can be used as an algaecide, Some plants don't cope well with this stuff, and vals are one of them. Could be a very good reason why vals don't do well in your tank.

 

[fishorama]

There's also the "I can grow sags so I can't grow vals" school of thought. I have sag for now...

 

[dewilde2]

hmmm...I'm new to plants sorta so I'm not familiar with that school of thought- what's the reasoning behind that?

 

[fishorama]

High light vs low, high GH vs lower,etc...It's a mystery to me, & others.