Thinking about a planted tank

I have a 33gallon tank(was a starter kit) that I was thinking of making into
a planted tank. Without any major upgrades would it be feasible? What are
good sources of plants? Would I have to break down the tank and start from
scratch to make it work? What are good websites are there for planning
tanks? I was thinking plants that need low light and easy to care for so I
wouldn't kill them with ignorance.
Sorry for all the newbie questions, but I just don't know where to start.

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JHudson
Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy
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Hi, I too am a newbie. I don't even have a planted tank although I've made
a lot of plans and have started acquiring things like a lighting upgrade and
CO2 etc. Start here, these links have been invaluable. Read, read, and
then read..

http://www.thekrib.com/
http://fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html
http://aquaticconcepts.thekrib.com/



"JHudson" wrote in message
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I have a 33gallon tank(was a starter kit) that I was thinking of making
into
a planted tank. Without any major upgrades would it be feasible? What
are
good sources of plants? Would I have to break down the tank and start
from
scratch to make it work? What are good websites are there for planning
tanks? I was thinking plants that need low light and easy to care for so I
wouldn't kill them with ignorance.
Sorry for all the newbie questions, but I just don't know where to start.

--
JHudson
Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy
I have. I did. It's done. -Fight the Future
Duct tape is like the Force, it has a dark side and a light side and it
holds the universe together.
I'm completely normal, just the rest of the world is nuts...
There are lies, damn lies and statistics!

"JHudson" wrote in message ...
I have a 33gallon tank(was a starter kit) that I was thinking of making into
a planted tank. Without any major upgrades would it be feasible? What are
good sources of plants? Would I have to break down the tank and start from
scratch to make it work? What are good websites are there for planning
tanks? I was thinking plants that need low light and easy to care for so I
wouldn't kill them with ignorance.
Sorry for all the newbie questions, but I just don't know where to start.

Hey Cous, try this one

www.aquabotanic.com

Robert Hudson

According to http://aquaticconcepts.thekrib.com/ temp of water and substrate
in nature is the same. Is it?

"Arnim" wrote in message
.com...
Hi, I too am a newbie. I don't even have a planted tank although I've
made
a lot of plans and have started acquiring things like a lighting upgrade
and
CO2 etc. Start here, these links have been invaluable. Read, read, and
then read..

http://www.thekrib.com/
http://fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html
http://aquaticconcepts.thekrib.com/



"JHudson" wrote in message
.. .
I have a 33gallon tank(was a starter kit) that I was thinking of making
into
a planted tank. Without any major upgrades would it be feasible? What
are
good sources of plants? Would I have to break down the tank and start
from
scratch to make it work? What are good websites are there for planning
tanks? I was thinking plants that need low light and easy to care for so
I
wouldn't kill them with ignorance.
Sorry for all the newbie questions, but I just don't know where to
start.

--
JHudson
Sure. Fine. Whatever. -Syzygy
I have. I did. It's done. -Fight the Future
Duct tape is like the Force, it has a dark side and a light side and it
holds the universe together.
I'm completely normal, just the rest of the world is nuts...
There are lies, damn lies and statistics!

I think the point was that the conditions in nature are a lot different that
those of your isolated aquarium. Therefore you need to artificially provide
a lot of conditions for a successful planted tank. FWIW


"James M K" wrote:
According to http://aquaticconcepts.thekrib.com/ temp of water and
substrate
in nature is the same. Is it?