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Hey everyone

Was just curious of how an open top aquarium works when you have plants.

The floating plants i have been offered benefit from the arm air around so they say no lid, but then the swords that i have underneathe will just be relying on the substrate and fertilisers i put in the water.

Is it possible to keep the swords(this is the only other plant that will be in there) looking okay just by relying on these two things.


I know that theres no point in giving them tons of CO2 when theres not 48watts above the water cuz photosynthesis wont function properly will it?

I will probabaly have to take my lid off anyway so my hang on filter can go on properly.
Just thought there might be a way to hook a light on somewhere else or if fertilsers and substrate were a good enough solution.

Thanks

Sam

PS: The floating plant im getting hopefully is the salvinia natans

fishrule101

I'm not sure, but in SW its usually best if you have open because the light isn't weaked by the glass.

Allie

We had our light hanging above our 120g for months and our plants were fine.
A hardware store they have florescent canopies with chains (one used in garages), which you then hang from the ceiling about your tank.