KeddyPie
Fishaholic
I'm starting a plant nursery sort of tank, I keep buying seeds for various plants (I really prefer them to buying live plants already) but I don't have much luck with growing them. I have 2 beautiful plants, better than most I see in stores, one very ragged one, and about 10 ungrowing seeds. i've decided I'm going togo buy some seeds, and put them in their own tank, not in my actually fish tank. I want to make this tank perfect for sprouting and growing plants to their full potential. Here are my questions:
Substrate- Yes or no? : Should I have seeds in no substrate, sand, or gravel?
Lighting: Lighitng 24/7, or half the day?
Plant foods: Is there anything I can buy to put in my nursery tank to help plants grow their best?
Amount: If I overstock a planting tank, will it effect plant growth?
I was going to grown them in a 5 gallon bowl tank (it's the easiest thing I have not in use) with about 3 inches of sand, so the roots can grow, but are easy to remove without them riping. Not planting, just gonna drop the bulbs in. I was going toactually TAKE the whole bowl outside durin the day if the temp is between 70 and 85, and leave it out unless it is storming badly. At night, I was going to bring it in and put it under a lamp. I was thinking about using regular plant food, and prior to moving it into the real fish tank, pitting the plant on it's OWN with no plant food for 1 week, with complete water changes daily, to clean it well so the fod does not harm my fish.
Are there any opinions on how to improve my plan of action? I was intending to overstock the tank badly, like.... 20-30 bulbs. Once the plant reaches about in inch long, I intend to move it into a different tank, so they can be spread out a bit, but follow the same strategy. I've notived after WEEKS, some bulbs I considered dead started to grow, so I'd wait 2 months before pitching any bulb, unless it was grownig mol.
Substrate- Yes or no? : Should I have seeds in no substrate, sand, or gravel?
Lighting: Lighitng 24/7, or half the day?
Plant foods: Is there anything I can buy to put in my nursery tank to help plants grow their best?
Amount: If I overstock a planting tank, will it effect plant growth?
I was going to grown them in a 5 gallon bowl tank (it's the easiest thing I have not in use) with about 3 inches of sand, so the roots can grow, but are easy to remove without them riping. Not planting, just gonna drop the bulbs in. I was going toactually TAKE the whole bowl outside durin the day if the temp is between 70 and 85, and leave it out unless it is storming badly. At night, I was going to bring it in and put it under a lamp. I was thinking about using regular plant food, and prior to moving it into the real fish tank, pitting the plant on it's OWN with no plant food for 1 week, with complete water changes daily, to clean it well so the fod does not harm my fish.
Are there any opinions on how to improve my plan of action? I was intending to overstock the tank badly, like.... 20-30 bulbs. Once the plant reaches about in inch long, I intend to move it into a different tank, so they can be spread out a bit, but follow the same strategy. I've notived after WEEKS, some bulbs I considered dead started to grow, so I'd wait 2 months before pitching any bulb, unless it was grownig mol.
but in terms of substrate... YES! it would also be nice to have a nutrient rich substrate... 
