if the plants are truly free floating (i.e. moving around the surface as pushed by filter currents) wouldn't the plants get enough light? i dont want to completely cover the surface, i was just trying to provide some shade for my fish that don't like bright likes, like my male royal black emperor tetra (female seems fine for some reason) and my clown loach. i've also been told that dwarf gouramis like them.
or should i just abandon the idea?
right now i got ~3WPG on a timer to run 7 hours a day. lately i've also been opening my window shades to let the plants get some sunlight (never hits the tank directly though)
does that sound like enough light that with some shade from floating plants the ground plants wont struggle or not enough?
the whole floating plants was an idea, and thats why i ask before doing things!
