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Hello there people.
I have been reading the site for a week now and would like to say how brilliant it is! I've only recently become a "plant geek" after having my tank for 7 years and the site is full of information.
If you dont mind i'd like to ask a few (or maybe more ) questions. Before i do i'll introduce my tank...
Ive got a Juwel Vision 180 which ive had for 7 years approx.
Ive only ever really had about £10 worth of plants in the tank at any one time (and these last a month at most). I'll be honest, over the years I havent put as much time into my tank as maybe i should have. My dad had tanks and seemed to have them running smoothly without too much maintenance.
I have only yesterday bought my first ever test kit! This may be unheard of but to be honest ive never had any major problems with my tank.
Anyway, I want to turn my tank into a fully planted tank.
After reading through this site I'm a bit worried about achieving this!
I have seen a lot of you mention:
the lighting (i only have the standard juwel lighting that came with my tank).
CO2 and Gas Canisters - i hadn't even heard of these being used before!
All i really do is a water change every week/fortnight. thats it!
Heres a pic of my tank:
I hope one day to have my tank planted enough to remove the background!!!
After looking through the site, these are 2 of my favourite tanks of yours:
Im caught in 2 minds as to whether to swap my gravel for the sand in the first picture or whether to go for the "grass bed" look.
The main questions I have (and I apologise in advance if i start to annoy you with many questions! BUt you have to learn somewhere)
How many plant roughly are in the bottom tank? £10, £20, £30?
i usually but the standard bunches of plant (£6 for 5 bunches in most places)
For the "grass" effect, do you just plant a bunch here,a bunch there etc and let them spread? or do you have to keep replanting bunches?
I think the grass effect is what im going to go with.
I recently bought some small pot plants (about 2 inches high). I have kept these in the pot. Is this normal? They look like they'd just float about if they werent held in place by the pot.
When you are pruning plants, can you prune the tops (obviously not on leafy plants but on things like wisteria)?
My main reason for asking this question is that if you constantly have to de-root your plants, doesn't it mess up the tank when you then replant them?
Other than the pruning, does a planted aquarium take up much more of your time i.e maintaining the correct water conditions?
I dont want to get back in the routine of leaving my tank!
I have noticed a lot of you "use" cherry shrimps. Do these keep the algae from your plants? I have had an algae problem now and then but as my plants often dont last that long, the algae goes with them.
Lighting and CO2????????? I dont need to add anything to this question
I appreciate that this is a long and inquisitive debut post so thank you if you are still reading this!!!
Any help and advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Steven
I have been reading the site for a week now and would like to say how brilliant it is! I've only recently become a "plant geek" after having my tank for 7 years and the site is full of information.
If you dont mind i'd like to ask a few (or maybe more ) questions. Before i do i'll introduce my tank...
Ive got a Juwel Vision 180 which ive had for 7 years approx.
Ive only ever really had about £10 worth of plants in the tank at any one time (and these last a month at most). I'll be honest, over the years I havent put as much time into my tank as maybe i should have. My dad had tanks and seemed to have them running smoothly without too much maintenance.
I have only yesterday bought my first ever test kit! This may be unheard of but to be honest ive never had any major problems with my tank.
Anyway, I want to turn my tank into a fully planted tank.
After reading through this site I'm a bit worried about achieving this!
I have seen a lot of you mention:
the lighting (i only have the standard juwel lighting that came with my tank).
CO2 and Gas Canisters - i hadn't even heard of these being used before!
All i really do is a water change every week/fortnight. thats it!
Heres a pic of my tank:
I hope one day to have my tank planted enough to remove the background!!!
After looking through the site, these are 2 of my favourite tanks of yours:
Im caught in 2 minds as to whether to swap my gravel for the sand in the first picture or whether to go for the "grass bed" look.
The main questions I have (and I apologise in advance if i start to annoy you with many questions! BUt you have to learn somewhere)
How many plant roughly are in the bottom tank? £10, £20, £30?
i usually but the standard bunches of plant (£6 for 5 bunches in most places)
For the "grass" effect, do you just plant a bunch here,a bunch there etc and let them spread? or do you have to keep replanting bunches?
I think the grass effect is what im going to go with.
I recently bought some small pot plants (about 2 inches high). I have kept these in the pot. Is this normal? They look like they'd just float about if they werent held in place by the pot.
When you are pruning plants, can you prune the tops (obviously not on leafy plants but on things like wisteria)?
My main reason for asking this question is that if you constantly have to de-root your plants, doesn't it mess up the tank when you then replant them?
Other than the pruning, does a planted aquarium take up much more of your time i.e maintaining the correct water conditions?
I dont want to get back in the routine of leaving my tank!
I have noticed a lot of you "use" cherry shrimps. Do these keep the algae from your plants? I have had an algae problem now and then but as my plants often dont last that long, the algae goes with them.
Lighting and CO2????????? I dont need to add anything to this question
I appreciate that this is a long and inquisitive debut post so thank you if you are still reading this!!!
Any help and advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Steven