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Hi everyone,
I had a planted 5 gallon betta tank but everything ended up going south with it. I had a cyano outbreak that was hard to control, and my betta ended up growing a tumor and unfortunately passed. I want to redo the tank but get a bit more insight this time on how to start a proper planted tank. I am not a beginner to fishkeeping but a newbie to planted tanks.
Supplies:
Finnon Planted Plus clip on LED
Fluval stratum
Thrive liquid fert
API "liquid" CO2
Sponge filter
Air pump for circulation
Something to note is that this tank will be a betta tank again and I have very hard water. So far for plants I was just thinking of doing Ludwigia, crypt wendtii, and a banana plant or something. Any other plant recommendations would be helpful. The main things I am confused on are lighting and ferts. Before I had my lights on for 8 hours (I think, it was a while ago) with a 2 hour siesta. This seemed like way too much light because the algae and cyano went nuts. Also, I don't really know what determines how much fert I should be dosing. I know it depends on what plants I have and how many plants I have but I'm unsure of the rules there.
As for CO2, I'm aware that the "liquid" CO2 isn't all that, but I have seen a few of those CO2 setups that uses yeast, so I wonder if maybe that's an option? If not I think I'll just stick to a low tech tank. Thank you so much everyone! Looking forward to getting back into it.
I had a planted 5 gallon betta tank but everything ended up going south with it. I had a cyano outbreak that was hard to control, and my betta ended up growing a tumor and unfortunately passed. I want to redo the tank but get a bit more insight this time on how to start a proper planted tank. I am not a beginner to fishkeeping but a newbie to planted tanks.
Supplies:
Finnon Planted Plus clip on LED
Fluval stratum
Thrive liquid fert
API "liquid" CO2
Sponge filter
Air pump for circulation
Something to note is that this tank will be a betta tank again and I have very hard water. So far for plants I was just thinking of doing Ludwigia, crypt wendtii, and a banana plant or something. Any other plant recommendations would be helpful. The main things I am confused on are lighting and ferts. Before I had my lights on for 8 hours (I think, it was a while ago) with a 2 hour siesta. This seemed like way too much light because the algae and cyano went nuts. Also, I don't really know what determines how much fert I should be dosing. I know it depends on what plants I have and how many plants I have but I'm unsure of the rules there.
As for CO2, I'm aware that the "liquid" CO2 isn't all that, but I have seen a few of those CO2 setups that uses yeast, so I wonder if maybe that's an option? If not I think I'll just stick to a low tech tank. Thank you so much everyone! Looking forward to getting back into it.