Plant Care

[mr.waffles1842]

Ok, so i was thinking i was happy with my tank, but after seeing your beatiful planted tanks, i wanted to try planted tanks again. I havent been very successful in the past with this though... I need some tips, if you can. Id like to know if i should use fertilizer, and if so what kind. Id also like to know what the plants require. Any advice would be a big help. Thanks!

 

[jetajockey]

lighting, lighting, lighting. Getting your lighting sorted out is what I would do first and foremost. Depending on how high tech you want to go will determine what kind of lighting you get, but working on ferts/getting plants/substrate/etc before you deal with lighting is like putting a cart before the horse.

Are you planning to run pressurized co2? Willing to do a strict fert dosing regimen, or rather something more lax?

 

[Homedog98]

My only advice is to start with some low light, hardy, easy to grow plants. Get good at those, and try something more complicated.