Ref Plants

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by MTips18, Jun 22, 2008.

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  1. MTips18

    MTips18 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i have a ten gallon ref and i want to know what are some good plants to add?
     
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Cheato, mangroves, ..........
     
  4. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    You had better make sure you research the type of plant you are putting in because some will become invasive quickly.
     
  5. MTips18

    MTips18 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    this is going for a new set up should they be the first thing added and if so is that more beneficial to the tank
     
  6. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    theres no plants that you could put in a reef that small without overcrouding the corals.you'll have to choose coral or plants.
     
  7. MTips18

    MTips18 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    they aren't going in the main tank which is a 125 gallon they are going in a fuge
     
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  9. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    i've found chaetto the easiest to control.for my daughters fuge i put a egg crate wrapped with fiberglass screen in the bottom and covered it with an inch of aragonite then i added a ball of chaetto and a 28watt coralife pc fixture over the top.it helped alot