bushynose

can anyone give me a failsafe plan for starting a 20 gallon planted aquarium considering that i will be keeping mostly anubias. Starting from scratch please list the items i need sparing no expense.from substrate to lighting.

thanks for your response

BN

plantbrain

Add 1/3 sand, peat, potting soil to enough pots to cover the bottom.
Add 2" of water with a 1/4 teaspoon of KNO3, 1/8 teaspoon of KH2PO4, Traces(5mls) ands change the 2 " water layer every 2 weeks or so. Add 2x 20 watt lights and a fairly sealed top.

That's it. Algae free and will grow like mad.

But if you want submersed growth, you will need more time and trouble/cost.


Regards,
Tom Barr

djlen

Do you intend to grow your Anubia submersed or out of the water?

Len

bushynose

submerged, therefore i can keep some fish with them.

plantbrain

Well then use less light, that's as close to failsafe as you can get with lots of CO2 and decent nutrients in the water column and fourite+ mulm+ peat.

Another trick, add some floating plants like Water sprite to reduce the lighting also.

Regards,
Tom Barr