Hi everybody
! Of course you can tell that I'm new. I know how to keep fish, and love them, but recently I've wanted to get more into plants. Mainly because the fish benefit from them, but I also like to keep plants around my house too. But... all the beginner articles seem to be written for trained botanists! All of these CO2 diffusers and WPG's??
I've kept the lily bulbs from WalMart in my tanks without incident (btw I have well water and it is naturally high in nitrates and minerals and stuffs), and hornwort in my guppy fry tanks. Now, this is basically the extent of my plant knowledge 0_o;;
Plants take in CO2 and put out oxygen.
Plants need light for photosynthesis.
Plants are pretty.
Please please, explain to me in very easy to understand terms what I should do to keep some nice beginner plants like java fern/moss and anubias. I've seen these at my LPS and think they'd be good, but if you have suggestions that's great too. Also, I think that (unlike in fishkeeping) I should start plant keeping with a smaller aquarium. I have a 10g that I wouldn't mind having heavily planted. Thanks in advance everyone!
P.S. a couple of questions (sorry for the long post guys!). Should air pumps be removed from planted tanks? What are WPG's and how are they different from normal flourescent lights??
I've kept the lily bulbs from WalMart in my tanks without incident (btw I have well water and it is naturally high in nitrates and minerals and stuffs), and hornwort in my guppy fry tanks. Now, this is basically the extent of my plant knowledge 0_o;;
Plants take in CO2 and put out oxygen.
Plants need light for photosynthesis.
Plants are pretty.
Please please, explain to me in very easy to understand terms what I should do to keep some nice beginner plants like java fern/moss and anubias. I've seen these at my LPS and think they'd be good, but if you have suggestions that's great too. Also, I think that (unlike in fishkeeping) I should start plant keeping with a smaller aquarium. I have a 10g that I wouldn't mind having heavily planted. Thanks in advance everyone!
P.S. a couple of questions (sorry for the long post guys!). Should air pumps be removed from planted tanks? What are WPG's and how are they different from normal flourescent lights??