Aquarium Plants (6)
Choose from various articles about the planted tank.
Excellent plant growth lies in the substrate. If you don’t have a suitable and balanced substrate your plants will not thrive the way you would like them to. The substrate not only has a providing, but also a retaining capacity to hold nutrients for the use of plants over a period of time. Nitrogen, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus are in ample supply in the aquarium, and also sufficiently available in tap water. Other nutrients and…
Next to a suitable substrate, light, CO2 and pH are far more important than any fertilizer. Light is needed for plants to produce energy by photosynthesis while CO2 helps plants utilize the minerals required. Plants will not be able to utilize nutrients, minerals, or light at low CO2 levels. Low light and CO2 levels can not be compensated for by adding fertilizers, as the added nutrients will not be utilized by the plants. Using light…
There isn't much to planting an aquarium. Keeping the plants healthy and alive should be just as easy. Focusing on a few basic requirements and a general understanding of the plants needs, will turn a fish only tank into a wonderful aquatic landscape. Substrate A good substrate consists of two layers, designed to hold and provide minerals essential for the plants. A mixof laterite and potting soil for the lower layer (2-3 inches) will ensure…
Mineral deficiencies can be detected by observing the plants and their symptoms. Magnesium, nitrogen, phosphate, potassium for example are mobile nutrients and calcium, iron are immobile. Mobile nutrients can be moved within the plant to avoid a shortage while a deficiency in immobile nutrients has an instant effect on the plant. Signs of deficiencies: Symptoms Cause Old leaves turn yellowish/ red Nitrogen deficiency Old leaves turn yellowish/ red; Leaf loss and small dead areas Phosphate…
Keeping a planted tank can be as easy as keeping a fish only aquarium. Photosynthesis results in the conversion of carbon dioxide gas into oxygen and carbon. Oxygen is important for fish and carbon acts as a plant fertilizer. Needless to say the lighting and substrate must be suitable, and water pollutants such as fish waste, decaying matter, etc. need to be monitored and controlled. These simple statements are based on plants covering about 1/3…
What you will need: An empty 2 liter plastic soda bottle, sugar, yeast (bakers yeast), luke warm water, air line tubing, silicon sealer, airstone, funnel, drill. DrillDrill a hole into the cap of the soda bottle to fit the tubing (keep it on the small side for a more secure seal). InsertInsert one end of the tubing into the drilled hole (make sure the tubing is long enough to reach from the floor into the…
