KAFish
Aquarium Advice Newbie
HI Guysthis is my first post so forgive my ignorance if i say or do anything wrong here.
I have just started a new aquarium (my first) and i am struggling to find information on how many plants are too many and how to treat them.i swt the aquarium uo exactly a week ago with black sand substrate only. I love gardening so i have been eagerly buying low light low CO2 easy care plants from Tropica. Its started with 2 but has increased now i have in my tank:
Hygrophilia siamensis 53b
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Hygrophila'Siamensis53B'(053B)/4493
Java fern
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Microsorumpteropus(008)/4408
Taxiphyllum Bariberi moss
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Taxiphyllumbarbieri(003POR)/4391
Heteranthera zosterifolia
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Heterantherazosterifolia(096TC)/4544
Ludwigia Rubins
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Ludwigiarepens'Rubin'(033D)/4450
Saggitaria Subulata -medium co2 - i have no co 2 injection.
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Sagittariasubulata(079)/4530
Murdannia Keisak x2 i really like the idea of underwater bamboo
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Murdanniakeisak(135)/4763
Cryptocoryne wendtii
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Cryptocorynewendtii(109)/4562
And
Microsorum narrow
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Microsorumpteropus'Narrow'(008A)/4414
Along with drift wood and a few bits of dragon stone with moss stuck on.
Its alot for the first week i know.lol
My question is when should i start to provide nutrients and what? I was told to use Tropica premium nutrition by pets at home which i have, so did 2 pumps after initial set up. I have placed in 3 tabs of seachem flourish deep in the sand just today ( again 1 week after initial planting), i hear they take about 1 week to being feeding the roots so gave 1 pump of Tropica premium for the time being. I have been adding plants throught the last week with the last being yesterday.
Should i be providing the plants micro nutrients already as i am? (Tabs and additonal pump of tropica premium) The guidance from tropica is that the plants are okay for a week or so without food, but who knwos how long its been in the store.
Also would i need a source of macro nutrients? As Seachem and Tropic premium seem to focus on micro nutrients.
My fertilizers:
Seachem
https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/fertilisers/1356-seachem-flourish-tabs-10-pcs-000116050500.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwlZf3BRABEiwA8Q0qqxAVmiXupvk6Dh_HQx-FEmOAUeuMIYSm8FWs3qFfOA8io3gb4E8YvhoCmuwQAvD_BwE
Tropica
https://tropica.com/en/plant-care/liquid-fertilisers/premium-nutrition/
I may be victim to too much research but have tried to keep it low maintenance with my plant selection. Pic attached.
Many thanks guys looking forward to this!
I have just started a new aquarium (my first) and i am struggling to find information on how many plants are too many and how to treat them.i swt the aquarium uo exactly a week ago with black sand substrate only. I love gardening so i have been eagerly buying low light low CO2 easy care plants from Tropica. Its started with 2 but has increased now i have in my tank:
Hygrophilia siamensis 53b
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Hygrophila'Siamensis53B'(053B)/4493
Java fern
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Microsorumpteropus(008)/4408
Taxiphyllum Bariberi moss
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Taxiphyllumbarbieri(003POR)/4391
Heteranthera zosterifolia
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Heterantherazosterifolia(096TC)/4544
Ludwigia Rubins
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Ludwigiarepens'Rubin'(033D)/4450
Saggitaria Subulata -medium co2 - i have no co 2 injection.
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Sagittariasubulata(079)/4530
Murdannia Keisak x2 i really like the idea of underwater bamboo
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Murdanniakeisak(135)/4763
Cryptocoryne wendtii
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Cryptocorynewendtii(109)/4562
And
Microsorum narrow
https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Microsorumpteropus'Narrow'(008A)/4414
Along with drift wood and a few bits of dragon stone with moss stuck on.
Its alot for the first week i know.lol
My question is when should i start to provide nutrients and what? I was told to use Tropica premium nutrition by pets at home which i have, so did 2 pumps after initial set up. I have placed in 3 tabs of seachem flourish deep in the sand just today ( again 1 week after initial planting), i hear they take about 1 week to being feeding the roots so gave 1 pump of Tropica premium for the time being. I have been adding plants throught the last week with the last being yesterday.
Should i be providing the plants micro nutrients already as i am? (Tabs and additonal pump of tropica premium) The guidance from tropica is that the plants are okay for a week or so without food, but who knwos how long its been in the store.
Also would i need a source of macro nutrients? As Seachem and Tropic premium seem to focus on micro nutrients.
My fertilizers:
Seachem
https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/fertilisers/1356-seachem-flourish-tabs-10-pcs-000116050500.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwlZf3BRABEiwA8Q0qqxAVmiXupvk6Dh_HQx-FEmOAUeuMIYSm8FWs3qFfOA8io3gb4E8YvhoCmuwQAvD_BwE
Tropica
https://tropica.com/en/plant-care/liquid-fertilisers/premium-nutrition/
I may be victim to too much research but have tried to keep it low maintenance with my plant selection. Pic attached.
Many thanks guys looking forward to this!