Plant Care

[DiddleBug]

I was thinking of getting some beginners plants. Do they need special plant food? I'd like to just be able to plant them and let them go, but is that possible?

 

[dgwebster]

I have had some success with "easy" plants like cabomba etc. as a drop and watch but for plants like amazon sword, vallis I have had them just go limp and die on me if they are at least not getting some ferts/co2.
 
For the simplicity of some yeast CO2 systems (even some will add more than none) I got some decent changes with broad leafs living well and recently discovered the world of powdered fert that you mix with water yourself, about £20 for a year or mores worth, especially in a low-tech tank where your dosing is lower.
 
If you have minimal lighting, I also suggest that you stay away from red plants, these in my experience really need the lighting + ferts to survive in your tank.

 

[levahe]

You should dose some kind of plant food really, I don't know what you have available where you live but something like Easylife profito or similar.

 

[DiddleBug]

I have low lighting also. So do you just add co2 every so often or is it complicated?

 

[dgwebster]

Co2 is at absolute best provided during daytime all the time, or if using liquid co2 daily. Ferts can be added weekly in a low tech tank and your co2 is cheapest/easiest as a diy yeast system. Pop into the resource centre for more info on diy yeast co2