pinkfish-0129
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thats what im after
i would have real plants they look so nice and your fish will like them!
thats what im after
i would have real plants they look so nice and your fish will like them!
i would have real plants they look so nice and your fish will like them!
I put live plants into my new tank (8 live plans actually) 6 of they seem very happy, but the other 2 (which are the same type) seem to be having a rough time of it... They are growing roots, but I think the fishings like them a little too much. So much so that they are using them as a tasty snack!
Technically, what I have read, is that the plants that you add to your tank should grow without adding any ferts.
After you have noticed that they are growing, it is then when you can start to add ferts to water to make them grow quicker.
This is what I read.
Personally I added ferts the same day I added plants.
-FHM
The higher K rating is more blue in colour. Think of it like a rainbow. Blue is on top- with a higher K rating. Lower down on the rainbpw you get the warm reds and yellow colours and lower K ratings.
Technically, what I have read, is that the plants that you add to your tank should grow without adding any ferts.
After you have noticed that they are growing, it is then when you can start to add ferts to water to make them grow quicker.
This is what I read.
Personally I added ferts the same day I added plants.
-FHM
my LFS says that too
add fert when adding plants
Plants and fertilizers do not need to be in a tank for any cycling at all.Technically, what I have read, is that the plants that you add to your tank should grow without adding any ferts.
After you have noticed that they are growing, it is then when you can start to add ferts to water to make them grow quicker.
This is what I read.
Personally I added ferts the same day I added plants.
-FHM
my LFS says that too
add fert when adding plants
sorry to jump in here, does all this need to be done without fish in the tank, like as part of the fishless cycle??
I say that would be okay.Is 15watts enough for the low light plants, in a 46gal? And how much is just to much? I would have to order my plants online and have no idea how many to get.
OK, I'll take the bait and attempt to make some general statements (will probably be called onto the carpet by Dave, but hey! )... In my reading there are a couple of very general statements about lighting that seem helpful as background if you haven't heard them: One is that overall, light is like "the gas pedal" for your plant system (more light, more nutrients needed, greater risk of them running out, with various results.) Another (and I believe this comes from Dave, Aaron, Andy etc. from our good planted forum) is that if you know what you're doing, a fairly wide range of light will work ok, its not as hard and fast a thing as sometimes made out to be.Is 15watts enough for the low light plants, in a 46gal? And how much is just to much? I would have to order my plants online and have no idea how many to get.
At 2 WPG; this is when you should start to inject Co2.so if you don't go above 2wpg then you don't have to add anything to help them grow? or?
so if you don't go above 2wpg then you don't have to add anything to help them grow? or?