A few weeks ago i decided that my 180 could do with a bit of greenery so I set up a 10g tank as a bit of a quarantine tank and bought a load of different plants. I told the guy in the shop to start me off with easy ones. I don't even know which ones he give me though I do recognise the amazon swords and anubias.
I potted all the plants in a 4" pvc tube with a pvc cap glued on one end. I used seachem flourite as the substrate topped off with gravel. As I placed the plants in the substrate I also put a root tab in each one. Then I just left them in my 10g with bog standard tube lighting which is on a timer to give me about 10-12 hours lighting per day. I also add a small measure of liquid ferts every now and again.
A couple have melted and died off but the majority seem to be thriving, putting on some good growth. Once in a while, when i'm happy that they're ok, i'll introduce a pot to my 180. Currently I have 9 in there and they're all looking fine.
I'm happy with the results so far, the tank just looks so much better with some greenery in there.
I potted all the plants in a 4" pvc tube with a pvc cap glued on one end. I used seachem flourite as the substrate topped off with gravel. As I placed the plants in the substrate I also put a root tab in each one. Then I just left them in my 10g with bog standard tube lighting which is on a timer to give me about 10-12 hours lighting per day. I also add a small measure of liquid ferts every now and again.
A couple have melted and died off but the majority seem to be thriving, putting on some good growth. Once in a while, when i'm happy that they're ok, i'll introduce a pot to my 180. Currently I have 9 in there and they're all looking fine.
I'm happy with the results so far, the tank just looks so much better with some greenery in there.