Plant And Plant Meds

[FishHelper101]

Let's keep it short and simple lol. I want to get plants for the 10 gal after the cycle is done. I know what plants I have in mind but my real question is what plant meds work best for growth? Here's the one I was thinking of getting. 
 Link-----> http/www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10850842&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo
if not that one I was also thinking of this one. Link----> http/www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11785682&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo

 

[MBOU]

Short and simple.. for basic plant foods and liquid co2... they are a very good brand, Leaf Zone is one I would use...
 
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That is the long and short of any answer you will get because there is NOTHING short and simple about getting the levels right and what to use. Not all plants make use of liquid foods, some like Amazon Swords make better use of root fertilizers.
 
Dosages will be difficult to work out because the dosages on the bottle don't take into account how many and what species of plants you have so you may end up under or over dosing on one or both treatments and causing a massive algae problem. All I can say is DEFINATELY don't overdose the Co2 lol!
 
I would say if keeping it simple, get those products and have a second post in the plant section of this forum and when you know exactly which plants and how many of them you have, someone can try helping you work out the best ratio between fertiliser, co2 and lighting. Those three all have to be in balance or you will have problems, mainly with different species of algae...

 

[Deleted member 107737]

hi,
 
see the plants i have below \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
 
they are the originals from the very first day i started cycling my tank so about 3 months. (nearly as high as the lid)
 
i use NUTRAFIN plant gro.... so easy to use and i add 20ml once a week.
 
my lighting is 2 x 14w warm t5 lamps on for 9 hours split 4 in the morning and then 5 at night ( not high power or anything) - hope this helps