easy plants for beginners

[ginty]

hi everyone. im having problems getting nitrates down. i cant afford to buy water each time do a water change.
i have a 28litre tank. i am upgrading in about a month. im getting a 60litre or hopefully bigger.
could you help decide what plant to get. one that is easy to keep and get my nitrate down.

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[BBradbury]

Easy Plants

hi everyone. im having problems getting nitrates down. i cant afford to buy water each time do a water change.
i have a 28litre tank. i am upgrading in about a month. im getting a 60litre or hopefully bigger.
could you help decide what plant to get. one that is easy to keep and get my nitrate down.

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Hello gin...

Hornwort and Anacharis are my choices for removing nitrates in the tank water. They're available at most pet stores for a couple of dollars a stem. Just drop them into the tank, they don't require planting in the substrate. Give them decent light and a little liquid fertilizer dosed according to the instructions, when you change the tank water.

Nitrates at a low level aren't harmful to your fish. 30 - 40 ppm is tolerable for most aquarium fish, but lower is better. Perform larger, more frequent water changes and the fish and plants will be fine.

B

 

[fishyd]

Various types of Anubias are also really good, Nana being the most common. I have 2 in my tank now. Also Java fern and moss is good. There's another plant that I have, but can't remember the name of it... All I do is a low dose of liquid fert added in during a water change and they're all very bright and healthy.

Add - Pretty sure the other I have is an amazon sword. And a moss ball. Plants also get a good amount of indirect sunlight (in a south facing room with large window).

If you go to a pet store to get your plants, do a little research before buying. Some plants that're sold can not be submerged and others require high light/co2. Look for the low light/low maintenance plants.

 

[ginty]

Hello gin...

Hornwort and Anacharis are my choices for removing nitrates in the tank water. They're available at most pet stores for a couple of dollars a stem. Just drop them into the tank, they don't require planting in the substrate. Give them decent light and a little liquid fertilizer dosed according to the instructions, when you change the tank water.

Nitrates at a low level aren't harmful to your fish. 30 - 40 ppm is tolerable for most aquarium fish, but lower is better. Perform larger, more frequent water changes and the fish and plants will be fine.

B

thankyou. my nitrate is always between 30 and 10.

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