kribensis12
I know where you live
I'm fairly new to planted tanks, but not to the aquarium trade. I've tried many times over the years to successfully keep plants and they've died every time. Looking back it was a culmination of poor lighting, poor plant choice and overall inexperience.
That being said, I have kept an aquarium plant alive longer than ever before - 1 year. It's an amazon sword plant. I've been using a tetra branded liquid fertilizer, but from what I am hearing, I really need to do more to encourage better growth and to expand the options of plants that I am keeping.
At the same time, I've recently planted the "Top Fin Aquarium Bulbs" that you can find at a Petsmart and 5 days in they are already sprouting! I just want to make sure that I am doing everything necessary to make sure these plants have plenty of food available.
Which brings me to my problem - root tabs (etc.) are really expensive for what you get - but I'd love to do more. Is there any budget friendly plant food available, or better yet, a DIY plant food?
That being said, I have kept an aquarium plant alive longer than ever before - 1 year. It's an amazon sword plant. I've been using a tetra branded liquid fertilizer, but from what I am hearing, I really need to do more to encourage better growth and to expand the options of plants that I am keeping.
At the same time, I've recently planted the "Top Fin Aquarium Bulbs" that you can find at a Petsmart and 5 days in they are already sprouting! I just want to make sure that I am doing everything necessary to make sure these plants have plenty of food available.
Which brings me to my problem - root tabs (etc.) are really expensive for what you get - but I'd love to do more. Is there any budget friendly plant food available, or better yet, a DIY plant food?