Starting out

[ferrikins]

I going to buy my fist plants tomorra, any sugestions, on easy plants to buy, and anything else I should buy to help them on there way in the tank.

Thanks

 

[Nisha]

Here's a link that will give you basics on the planted tank including light, substrate and nutrients. First Planted Tank.
Here's another link to plants that are Proven Performers and easy to care for.
Good luck and enjoy your plants.

 

[jams.alaskan]

Both of those are perfect links to help you out with your first planted tank! Try the proven preformers and let us know how they do for you..

ALASKA

 

[Da_Oz]

Glad to hear you going live ferr. If I can help you know where I am.

 

[jams.alaskan]

One think that really seems to matter is to try and plant several fast growing bunch plants to start as they will compete with the algea for nutrients and keep the algea down. In my 38 right now I have a huge no no going on where I mucked out the bunched (had turned quite leggy) plants and left slower growing rooted plants - I'm in a rush now to replace those stem plants... I have sorted the lighting question and now need to keep the algea in check.
The lighting problem was a very nice set up for marine but I had asked for planted - the lfs felt it would serve me fine. Seems that 6500k and not 10000 k is much closer to what I need...

ALASKA