What equipment is needed?

[DeepXero]

OK this is a very noob like to ask this question but besides substrate... what other equipment will I need for my planted aquarium. I been noticing alot about CO2 regulators, are they neccesary?

[owens81jw]

Originally Posted by DeepXero

OK this is a very noob like to ask this question but besides substrate... what other equipment will I need for my planted aquarium. I been noticing alot about CO2 regulators, are they neccesary?

1.Filter
2.Co2 regulator
3.Co2 tank
4.Lighting system

what size tank your working with?
what kind of plants you wanna grow?

[iant]

Originally Posted by DeepXero

OK this is a very noob like to ask this question but besides substrate... what other equipment will I need for my planted aquarium. I been noticing alot about CO2 regulators, are they neccesary?

really depends on your lighting setup and the kinds of plants you want to keep. if you setup a low light tank, you have a limited selection of plants you can grow and will not require Co2. The higher lighting the more Co2 you will need and more plants you can keep (also more headache) and don't forget about the ferts

[Dx3Bash]

What type of plants do you wish to keep? You need to answer that first. As the post above mentions, some plants require more light than others. The more light you have, the higher the need for pressurized CO2 becomes. Without CO2 on a high light aquarium you will end up growing lots and lots of algae. I would suggest you look at how lush and green some of the low tech (low light, no CO2) tanks are on this forum. You dont have to have high light and pressurized CO2 to have a great looking planted aquarium, although it is more fun

[exv152]

+2 for the types of plants. Some plants absolutely will not survive without co2,high lights and ferts. Other types of plants don't need co2 to be added.