Hello Guys! XD
Been 2 years since I was here haha. Looking back at my old posts, I laughed at how much of a kid and noob I was. Being an adult now and finally posting again is a new refreshment to this community for me!
Welp, about my fish keeping, I've been going back and forth with them.
I've successfully taken care of 2 baby goldfish for a whole year in my 10 gallon and sent them off to live with my friend when they became bigger!
I've also taken care of a beautiful Halfmoon betta but he died from an accident... Not a pretty sight though...
Long story short, now I'm holding an angelfish for my same friend in my 10g which I need him to hurry up and take him as his growth is being stunted. Hopefully it'll be soon though.
Anyways, I've been very obsessed with marimo and have 3 of them in my 10g along with the angel and an otto (he keeps the artificial plants very clean from the brown algae!) I love how he leaves the specs of green algae behind, it makes the tank look more natural.
Alright, enough of the memoir-anecdote of me. Well, I finally want to start raising some of my own live plants. I've researched some stuff about fertelizing and CO2, but I can't seem to make up how to use the two. I got some nice and bright flourescent lightbulbs so that's not a worry.
The plants I want only contain completely sumberged plants (unlike bamboo) and all at petsmart; my lfs.
Live Plants for Fish Tanks & Aquariums | PetSmart
I was wondering about which fert or CO2 supplement products to use in order to grow these rich and healthy plants. I found these three products and wondered if they were the best things to make my plants thrive:
1) API CO2 Booster Freshwater Aquarium Plant Supplement | Fertilizers & Supplements | PetSmart
2) Aqueon® Freshwater Aquarium Plant Food | Plant Food | PetSmart
3) Nutrafin® Plant Gro Aquatic Plant Essential Micro-Nutrient Supplement | Fertilizers & Supplements | PetSmart
So how and which ones should I use to make my plants beautiful and thriving!?
The questions I have;
http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/snailsandworms/a/killingsnals.htm
So which one is a better/more preferable method or is either method fine? And should I use dechlorined water to clean these plants?
Thank you very much again! It's great to be back here!
Been 2 years since I was here haha. Looking back at my old posts, I laughed at how much of a kid and noob I was. Being an adult now and finally posting again is a new refreshment to this community for me!
Welp, about my fish keeping, I've been going back and forth with them.
I've successfully taken care of 2 baby goldfish for a whole year in my 10 gallon and sent them off to live with my friend when they became bigger!
I've also taken care of a beautiful Halfmoon betta but he died from an accident... Not a pretty sight though...
Long story short, now I'm holding an angelfish for my same friend in my 10g which I need him to hurry up and take him as his growth is being stunted. Hopefully it'll be soon though.
Anyways, I've been very obsessed with marimo and have 3 of them in my 10g along with the angel and an otto (he keeps the artificial plants very clean from the brown algae!) I love how he leaves the specs of green algae behind, it makes the tank look more natural.
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Alright, enough of the memoir-anecdote of me. Well, I finally want to start raising some of my own live plants. I've researched some stuff about fertelizing and CO2, but I can't seem to make up how to use the two. I got some nice and bright flourescent lightbulbs so that's not a worry.
The plants I want only contain completely sumberged plants (unlike bamboo) and all at petsmart; my lfs.
Live Plants for Fish Tanks & Aquariums | PetSmart
I was wondering about which fert or CO2 supplement products to use in order to grow these rich and healthy plants. I found these three products and wondered if they were the best things to make my plants thrive:
1) API CO2 Booster Freshwater Aquarium Plant Supplement | Fertilizers & Supplements | PetSmart
2) Aqueon® Freshwater Aquarium Plant Food | Plant Food | PetSmart
3) Nutrafin® Plant Gro Aquatic Plant Essential Micro-Nutrient Supplement | Fertilizers & Supplements | PetSmart
So how and which ones should I use to make my plants beautiful and thriving!?
The questions I have;
- I read that all plants need lighting, fert, AND CO2 boost. But some people say that it doesn't need CO2 boost or fert, but just one of the two and lighting. What should I know about this?
- Is there any combo of these 3 products I can use together/independently to make the plants healthy?
- Does the kind of plant depend on the things they need? Is this crucial? (Like i know the Red Ludwigia needs iron as it is said in the customer review in petsmart).
- Iron plays a huge roll in plant growth, do any of these products give iron to the plants?
- If I use more than 1 of these products at the same time, is it bad if I use them at the same time (like add one dose of this product in the water then add a dose of this next product right after)?
- Am I absolutely doing everything wrong and need to add more or less to the care of these plants? If so, what is it?
http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/snailsandworms/a/killingsnals.htm
So which one is a better/more preferable method or is either method fine? And should I use dechlorined water to clean these plants?
Thank you very much again! It's great to be back here!