mdfrookie gave you great advice. He knows what he is talking about.skenny said:Can someone please tell me if this is correct?
So should I just use flourish? Or flourish comprehensive? What about excel or iron?would a diy co2 be overkill ?
I am not sure how much light you have on your tank but lights, ferts, and carbon are need to grow plants....Well I was told to use all those products . I'm very confused anyone else want to chime in?
If I were you, I would research low light plants at plantgeek.com. Get them and see how they go for a couple of weeks. They will probably grow slowly but if they start to brown or die, then you could add some excel or ferts. You can research different problems with plants as they occur...people here have a website that describes different problems.I chose to do low light plants . I believe it's 15 watts on a 20 gallon so it is very low light. So what should I buy. How expensive is this stuff. So I would need flourish comp. And excel? What about iron or etch?
In my experience, most plants need a couple of weeks adjustment...my spiralis melts when I move it and then new shoots come out which is probably the same with all my plants except Java Moss.Iva had them a week and they Are already browning a little. Doesn't seem like they are doing very well.
Just flourish excel and comprehensive and then judge how your plants react.So if I want to get frets what should I get?