Plant-Only Tank Question (redux)
This is copied from the How To section in hopes it might be seen sooner. Maybe FB is the place to ask it, but for now...
I want to set up a high-tech tank to grow plants only. Mainly I want it for epiphytes (or more accurately, rheophytes, I rekkun) to use in a planned Hillstream Loach 50G tank w/a manifold system like the one Martin Thoene designed & as seen on https://www.loaches.com/articles/river-tank-manifold-design. Most of the tank will, naturally, be rocks & hidey holes/caves, but I can't imagine having no plants & even hope to have a back "ledge" toward the top w/something like dwarf sag & maybe even some hairgrass in a very small area in front. Or not, if that doesn't work.
I have the usuals like Java ferns (several varieties) & moss, other mosses, various anubias & buces, but not as many as I'd like or even…












I got a few of these at the auction a few months ago. Not sure who the breeder was unfortunately. Beautiful fish, very chill for a Cichlid.