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Knife_Punch

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Hello all,

So I bought my girlfriend her first aquarium and she is really into natural tanks with live plants. Personally, I do not know anything about keeping plants alive (I keep mostly large aggressive fish) in the aquarium, so I did what any other person would do and bought her a book and told her when she finishes the book we will start on her tank.

We all know you can get a good amount of info from a book but it's not always as good as experience. So I was wondering if some of you could drop some helpful info on what good beginner plants are, what their needs would be, good substrate (I found a "live" planted aquarium substrate at a local store), and other helpful tips..

The tank is 55 gallons..

THANKS!!

Knife_Punch
 
first off iron is a really good suplement for tanks but if you use that you cant overdose or you'll get a bad case of algae. as far as substrate, theres a couple you can use for plant use, i use flourite but you can also use clay, sand works decently but the trick is to have at least 2-3 inches off the tank bottom so the plant roots can grow and spread. if you really wanna go a step further you can buy a CO2 system that plants absolutely love but they tend to be expensive ranging from 150-250 depending on tank size but if its a densely planted tank and more than about 30 gallons youre going to want one

oh and by the way if your a begginer a really good plant to use is any kind of crypt because there really cool looking and dont require alot of light and arent too sensitive to water quality
 
jloos1988;936450;936450 said:
first off iron is a really good suplement for tanks but if you use that you cant overdose or you'll get a bad case of algae. as far as substrate, theres a couple you can use for plant use, i use flourite but you can also use clay, sand works decently but the trick is to have at least 2-3 inches off the tank bottom so the plant roots can grow and spread. if you really wanna go a step further you can buy a CO2 system that plants absolutely love but they tend to be expensive ranging from 150-250 depending on tank size but if its a densely planted tank and more than about 30 gallons youre going to want one
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Awesome!! Thank you for the advice!!
 
I agree ^^^

Start simple, and small, and work your way up. There is a lot to learn, and a lot to buy. Take it in baby steps.
 
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