I decided I want something green and lively in my room and have the plants mass produce + glow a healthy green.
I feel my current tank (which is a CRS breeding tank) can't sustain the nutrients my plants need for the time being, so I'm going to move the plants from there to this tank I'm planning.
so here's what I've come up with:
Substrate: Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix + Seachem Flourite
Lighting: Low/Medium Lighting (definitely not high)
Plants: Marimo Ball / Java Moss / Amazon Frogbit
Livestock: None.
Equipment: Light only, no filters, no heaters, no nothing.
I'm trying not to over-complicate things so what I'm basically going to do is:
2" of Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix covered with 1" of Seachem Flourite
Then I'm pretty much done...
Planning on only dosing the tank with:
API Root Tabs (For Macronutrients) - monthly
Seamchem Flourish Comprehensive (For Micronutrients) - during WC which will be every 2 weeks
Only questions I have is:
- whether or not I require red clay. I doubt I do because my plants are really undemanding (I believe). What do you guys think?
- some people seem to make a rectangular border for their dirt tank then fill it in with dirt. I've read it's so algae doesn't form against the glass? Is that true? Because I do have some inert black sand substrate I can use for that.
That's all I guess. Thanks for reading, feedback/comments/tips are greatly appreciated. Planning on getting what I need for this tank on Saturday so do not hold back if there are better cheap alternatives for what I've planned tell me, since this will be my first time doing this.
if my plan is okay let me know if it isn't let me know!
I feel my current tank (which is a CRS breeding tank) can't sustain the nutrients my plants need for the time being, so I'm going to move the plants from there to this tank I'm planning.
so here's what I've come up with:
Substrate: Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix + Seachem Flourite
Lighting: Low/Medium Lighting (definitely not high)
Plants: Marimo Ball / Java Moss / Amazon Frogbit
Livestock: None.
Equipment: Light only, no filters, no heaters, no nothing.
I'm trying not to over-complicate things so what I'm basically going to do is:
2" of Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix covered with 1" of Seachem Flourite
Then I'm pretty much done...
Planning on only dosing the tank with:
API Root Tabs (For Macronutrients) - monthly
Seamchem Flourish Comprehensive (For Micronutrients) - during WC which will be every 2 weeks
Only questions I have is:
- whether or not I require red clay. I doubt I do because my plants are really undemanding (I believe). What do you guys think?
- some people seem to make a rectangular border for their dirt tank then fill it in with dirt. I've read it's so algae doesn't form against the glass? Is that true? Because I do have some inert black sand substrate I can use for that.
That's all I guess. Thanks for reading, feedback/comments/tips are greatly appreciated. Planning on getting what I need for this tank on Saturday so do not hold back if there are better cheap alternatives for what I've planned tell me, since this will be my first time doing this.
if my plan is okay let me know if it isn't let me know!