starting a planted tank

[thefishmaster1]

i want to know how to start a planted tank
what do u need i want it to be simple

 

[punk-in-drublic]

So do you want the tank to be simple or the explanation to be simple? Wyldfya has a really good sticky on planted tanks for beginners in this section.

 

[jcardona1]

that question is too broad. check out the stickies first, tons of great info there.

 

[dxdx]

Simple doesn't go too well with planted tanks. Your tank is only going to look as nice as the weakest component - lighting, nutrients, and co2.

There is some useful information on this site:
http://www.rexgrigg.com/light.html

Read up on those and come back with some specific questions and you'll get some helpful answers.

 

[turtlesrock]

there are tons of threadsa out there about planted tanks.
you can go simple or really complex.

 

[Sab_Fan]

algae is real simple . . .