Growing n caring for plants

[Tyler777]

How hard is to grow and care for plants ? And what are the things that I need to successfully do it ? I mean what do I need like what kind of lights , which brand of fertilizer , what kind of substrate is better.
I tried to grow some in the past but they all died the only ones that did well n grew out of control were duck weed n another one I forgot the name. . Anyhow those grew out of control n the ones that I do like that I see in other people's tanks died.im gonna have surgery next week so I'm gonna have plenty of time to learn so I'm asking for advice from people who know how to have em

 

[Colin_T]

This is a summary of the link below.
Standard aquarium light with a 6500K globe (or LEDs). If you can't get 6500K, anything between 5000K and 6500K will be fine.

Have lights on for about 12 hours a day.

You don't need special substrate.

A liquid aquarium plant fertiliser will help.

Ambulia, Hygrophila polysperma, narrow Vallis, Amazon sword plants and water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) will all do well in aquariums and are good beginner plants.

Read the link below for more detailed information.

Aquarium Plants 1.01

AQUARIUM PLANTS 1.01 TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF Stress from tank lights coming on when the room is dark can be an issue. Fish don't have eyelids and don't tolerate going from complete dark to bright light (or vice versa) instantly. In the morning open the curtains or turn the room light on at...

www.fishforums.net

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I have not got a huge experience with plants. I have only had a maximum of 13 tanks with plants at one time. I have only done one with pressurized CO2 added. So, I have come to rely on one the world's premier grower of plants for good advice and information. I have used their liquid plant ferts for over 2 decades now.

Since I have never been a member of planted tank site of which there are several quality ones. I have mostly relied on the information on the Tropica site and I would suggest you spend some time there.

Tropica Aquarium Plants is a privately owned Danish company, based in Egå near Aarhus. The company was founded by Holger Windeløv in 1970. In 2004, the company was sold to JPS Clemens, due to a generational change and the new owners established a new nursery garden in 2007 as the base of a long-term strategy.
Tropica Aquarium Plants aims to increase the joy and experience of having having an aquarium as a hobby. The company develops, produces and sells aquarium plants, fertiliser and aquarium equipment. We deliver on a daily basis to retailers all over Europe, Asia and North America.

The site is a treasure trove of [plant information: https://tropica.com/en/ You will learn more there than most fish sites offer.

The two most important sections of the Tropica site on which you should spend time reading and looking are Guide and Plant Care.

One last comment, I started out with the easier plants worked my way up to the more complex and difficult set-ups and then ended up back at the easier to keep stuff. I t is very easy to get sucked into the plant side of things and a lot of fun. But at heart I keep fish and I have live plants because of how much they contribute to a healthy aquarium and how beneficial they are for many of the fish we keep.

I let go of my CO2 added tank because the amount of time I had to spend to keep it looking good was more than I had to spendo n several other ****** tanks. So I actually gave it up and sold the CO2 unit. Now I do a much simpler approach using easier to care for varieties and a much smaller diversity in the plants. I went back to what drew me into the hobby and concentrated more on the fish and less on the plants. Also, the more sophisticated one wants to get with plants, the more you will be spending.

I was lucky when I began to add live plants to my tanks. I had kept both a flower ganden and did a bit of vegetable gardening for many years. Many of the principles of land and water gardens are similar, so I when I got into live plant in tanks, I had a decent foundation. Ultimately I stopped outdoor gardening because I became too immersed in the fish side of things and got involved with breeding plecos.

 

[Tyler777]

This is a summary of the link below.
Standard aquarium light with a 6500K globe (or LEDs). If you can't get 6500K, anything between 5000K and 6500K will be fine.

Have lights on for about 12 hours a day.

You don't need special substrate.

A liquid aquarium plant fertiliser will help.

Ambulia, Hygrophila polysperma, narrow Vallis, Amazon sword plants and water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) will all do well in aquariums and are good beginner plants.

Read the link below for more detailed information.

Aquarium Plants 1.01

AQUARIUM PLANTS 1.01 TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF Stress from tank lights coming on when the room is dark can be an issue. Fish don't have eyelids and don't tolerate going from complete dark to bright light (or vice versa) instantly. In the morning open the curtains or turn the room light on at...

www.fishforums.net

Thank you my friend

 

[Tyler777]

I have not got a huge experience with plants. I have only had a maximum of 13 tanks with plants at one time. I have only done one with pressurized CO2 added. So, I have come to rely on one the world's premier grower of plants for good advice and information. I have used their liquid plant ferts for over 2 decades now.

Since I have never been a member of planted tank site of which there are several quality ones. I have mostly relied on the information on the Tropica site and I would suggest you spend some time there.



The site is a treasure trove of [plant information: https://tropica.com/en/ You will learn more there than most fish sites offer.

The two most important sections of the Tropica site on which you should spend time reading and looking are Guide and Plant Care.

One last comment, I started out with the easier plants worked my way up to the more complex and difficult set-ups and then ended up back at the easier to keep stuff. I t is very easy to get sucked into the plant side of things and a lot of fun. But at heart I keep fish and I have live plants because of how much they contribute to a healthy aquarium and how beneficial they are for many of the fish we keep.

I let go of my CO2 added tank because the amount of time I had to spend to keep it looking good was more than I had to spendo n several other ****** tanks. So I actually gave it up and sold the CO2 unit. Now I do a much simpler approach using easier to care for varieties and a much smaller diversity in the plants. I went back to what drew me into the hobby and concentrated more on the fish and less on the plants. Also, the more sophisticated one wants to get with plants, the more you will be spending.

I was lucky when I began to add live plants to my tanks. I had kept both a flower ganden and did a bit of vegetable gardening for many years. Many of the principles of land and water gardens are similar, so I when I got into live plant in tanks, I had a decent foundation. Ultimately I stopped outdoor gardening because I became too immersed in the fish side of things and got involved with breeding plecos.

Thank you brother. Chris was ur name right ?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Yes, and it still is