Plants in BB tank

[Discus_Newbie19]

Do you think having live potted plants in a bb tank is ok?
What type of plants would you suggest?

[ronrca]

Some people do have potted plants in BB tanks. Most common plants usually are a species of sword plant but you can really keep almost any plant in a pot. ;) Make sure that you provide a really good substrate though.

[Discus_Newbie19]

Well to keep palnts you need alot of light.. I need soemthing that will provide shade.. big sword plants should work
Thank you

[ronrca]

Well to keep palnts you need alot of light The amount of light is dependant on the type of plants you have. Some plants do well in low light tanks.

[Discusgeo]

Discus_Newbie19 I keep my Amazon Sword Plants in clay pots and the do fine. I have a couple of 4ft plant lights above them. If you don't want any snails in your tank then check out Aquatic Plant Depot which is where I got mine. They told me up front no snails, I asked this becuase I had a big problem with snails from another large plant dealer in Arizona and had to tear down my 180 to get rid of them.
George
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http://shop.store.yahoo.com/aquaticplantdepot/

[pcgamer02]

I kinda want some snails, my clown loaches would love me for it :D

[Willie]

I did this for a while but ran into an algae problem. I had swords in pot, with just gravel. They grew very well but eventually became covered with algae. The problem I had was that you can't get enough potted plants in a tank to maintain a good balance with algae. I had the same problem in a 55-gal with both a single strip and a double strip flourescent. Be interested in seeing your results.

Willie