AshleySpatula
Fish Fanatic
so before i bought my 20g i had a few bettas in bowls. i saw this little package with what looked like little turds in it called 'Betta Bulbs' it said 'guaranteed to grow plants in 30 days.' they were cheap so i bought some. they DID grow plants, and ones that weren't too bad looking at that.
they got way too big for my betta bowls though! so when i got my tank i moved all of them (4 or 5) to my tank and they are getting huge. they are very nice looking too now. and i have since bought another pack, planted the turds and am awaiting more plants
just thought i would share that with anyone looking for inexpensive begginer plants (i bought a 20g kit with basic filtration and basic lights)
now for the questions...
when i set up my tank i used regular gravel not really knowing much about the planted tanks and what was needed. i want to add more plants so i will need a substrate and CO2. my question with this is...
If i buy a 20lb bag of eco-complete, do i take my regular gravel out? can i mix it? if i do a layer of gravel and a layer of substrate which should be on top and which should be on bottom??
about two weeks ago i bought some chain sword, i planted it but it keeps coming up. it's now a floating pain in the A**. i want to just take it out it makes me so frustrated. but i dont know what to do with it. any suggestions on that?
i think earlier today when i did a water change and TRIED re-planting my chain swords and burying my turd bulbs, i might have mowed down some of my snails (european ramshorn that stay pretty small) with gravel. if i accidentally bury them can they get out??
thanks so much for reading my long post, i await your responses!
they got way too big for my betta bowls though! so when i got my tank i moved all of them (4 or 5) to my tank and they are getting huge. they are very nice looking too now. and i have since bought another pack, planted the turds and am awaiting more plants
just thought i would share that with anyone looking for inexpensive begginer plants (i bought a 20g kit with basic filtration and basic lights)
now for the questions...
when i set up my tank i used regular gravel not really knowing much about the planted tanks and what was needed. i want to add more plants so i will need a substrate and CO2. my question with this is...
If i buy a 20lb bag of eco-complete, do i take my regular gravel out? can i mix it? if i do a layer of gravel and a layer of substrate which should be on top and which should be on bottom??
about two weeks ago i bought some chain sword, i planted it but it keeps coming up. it's now a floating pain in the A**. i want to just take it out it makes me so frustrated. but i dont know what to do with it. any suggestions on that?
i think earlier today when i did a water change and TRIED re-planting my chain swords and burying my turd bulbs, i might have mowed down some of my snails (european ramshorn that stay pretty small) with gravel. if i accidentally bury them can they get out??
thanks so much for reading my long post, i await your responses!