all depend on the size of the individual plant...

I have what you mention in ten gallon, and that's a dense planting...

What you mention is a great assortment, and just remember to NOT get a
common pl*costamus, because they grow to be WAY too big, and will uproot
your plants...

get a dwarf pl*co instead....

You can use any kind of actual driftwood, bogwood, or anything store bought.
Clean it, soak it, boil it, and then put it in a bucket for 24-48hrs and
test the water to see what differences it will make... Then when you're
done there, you can bake it, and put it in the tank after its cooled off...

For the lights, I'll let some of the gurus answer that one... I'm just a
newbie...

"JHudson" wrote in message
news:CJDsb.43476$jy.14185@clgrps13...
Hi
Just a couple newbie questrions. Setting up my first planted tank, will
be
a low-light tank and low maintainance. Will be planting Java Fern,
hopefully more than one variety just depends what my LFS can bring in,
Anubias barteri var. nana, and Crypt walkeri or wendtii and maybe Java
Moss.
I was thinking 6 Java fern, 4 Anubias, 1 or 2 Crypt and 1 or 2 Java Moss.
Is this a good density for a 33 gallon(36"lx12"w) tank or should I put
more/less in? Are these plants a good choice or should I see if I can
find
something else?
Also I would like to put the Java fern/moss on driftwood, but I'm having
trouble finding aquarium friendly real driftwood that I like, would the
resin driftwood work or is there a reason you would use the real stuff?
And finally, is there a website or someone who could explain the
difference
in bulbs/lighting numbers in laymans terms. (I'm just wondering about
normal
fluorescent bulbs). I was looking at big al's online and there is a lot
to
pick from and I have no idea what the difference is between a lot of these
bulbs.
Thanks for the help
--
JHudson
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