Live Plants In Aquarium?

[gh74]

As you can see i got shot of the plastic plants and now got live plants I have them in the tank about an hour or two,i was wondering should i feed them now or when do i feed them as there only just in,here is a pic or 2 tank looks cloudy that was me in messing it up and added a little bit of accu clear.
 

 

 

[Byron]

Do not use clarifiers for cloudy water; it will clear on its own biologically.  Clarifiers usually work by binding microscopic particles into larger particles that can more easily be trapped by the filter.  But fish gills also get "stuck" with these chemicals.
 
On the fertilizer, add it now.  Plants can only grow (photosynthesize) if they have all 17 required nutrients and with sufficient light intensity.  A complete liquid fertilizer like Seachem's Flourish Comprehensive Supplement or Brightwell Aquatics' FlorinMulti is best.  Add the dose as indicated on the respective label.  Some nutrients naturally occur from water changes (mainly the hard minerals) and fish foods, but a liquid will ensure everything is there.  As the plants settle over the next few weeks, you may want to increase or decrease fertilization.  Too much and algae will likely be problematic, so go slow and according to the plants' response.
 
While I have had good growth from sword plants with just liquid, I have found that the larger species like those in your tank will benefit from a substrate fertilizer as well as the liquid.  Flourish Tabs work well for me; one tab placed next to the plant and replaced every three months is all you need of these.
 
Byron.

 

[gh74]

Thanks Byron for all the info there perhaps a WC to get shot of the cloudiness caused by the accu clear? or leave it a couple of days?

 

[Byron]

If it were me, I would do a water change to get out some of the clarifier.  I am not familiar with this particular product, but it is best to keep chemicals out of the aquarium as much as we can.  Years ago when I used one of these, the fish all huddled at the opposite end of the tank within minutes, alerting me to the danger, which is why I no longer use them.
 
The cloudiness is either sediment from the tap water or aquarium, which will settle out, or a bacterial bloom which will clear itself at some point.  The latter can occur suddenly for any one of several reasons, and are usually not dangerous though unsightly.  I have severn tanks running presently, and one of them got slightly cloudy overnight and it lasted several days, then suddenly vanished.  This is also common after cleaning the filter, and sometimes a thorough water change, as these can affect various bacteria and in the case of a water change introduce tons of organics in the tap water.
 
Byron.

 

[gh74]

I did a %50 wc yesterday,i added that accu clear earlier there and thats the cloudiness also,so i should do a wc then approx %20-30?

 

[Byron]

I did a %50 wc yesterday,i added that accu clear earlier there and thats the cloudiness also,so i should do a wc then approx %20-30?

 
I think you're OK now then, but another won't hurt.  B.