Hi Gilbert,
I'm going to leave the plant IDs to others. I'm also going to make the assumption that you are beginner to plants/algae (like me!) (so I apologize if you're not!) and throw out some of my ideas and bits I've learned here from other threads:
I like to organize the gathering of plant/algae info as follows, just as a way to start. Light is a "skill set." CO2 is a "skill set." The rest of all the plant nutritents other than the carbon from the CO2 is a "skill set." And, finally, the topic of agae is a "skill set" that requires ideally some working knowledge of the previous three! Within each of these skill sets there are some simple and practical things to learn and the actual final "actions" that one takes with plants after putting these skill sets into use is not hard.
Most times when you seek plant help, there will be some baseline info that will help the members get started undstanding your situation. Tank volume, Time since setup, water conditions, any chemicals going in, etc. of course.. but also how many and what wattage and what type of tank lights. How many hours does the tank receive this artificial light and in what pattern, and does it receive any other natural light at any times during the day? Is carbon or CO2 added to the tank in any form? What fertilizers, if any, are added, how much and at what intervals? What is your turnover rate and do you have any auxiliary powerheads to assist the turnover rate?
Usually, for beginners who are seeing poor initial plant health and are getting algae, its a combination of a tank that is too "sterile" for plants and where the balances of initial lighting, carbon, and plant nutrition has not been part of the planning. Get to work gathering and formatting your "baseline info" as outlined above and this will give the members extra stuff to discuss with you. Resist the temptation to believe that each single tip someone gives you is the answer to all these things. It takes work and persistence to get started and the balances take some time to get the feel of.
~~waterdrop~~
