newton
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Hi Folks
Been lurking a while and decided it was time to post something.
I recently purchased my young son a new fish tank as a Christmas present - a 35l Arcadia Arc Tank which comes with a 35W ArcPod light and small internal filter. The original intention was to just 'keep fish' but a while ago we stumbled on some old photo's of a (modestly) planted Jewel Aquarium I used to own. This has sparked an interest for him in setting up a planted aquarium which i am keen to encourage as best i can.
I'd like to give it my best shot, but am concious of the limitations that Santa has offered him with this initial set up. I would rather not go the full CO2 route, but have been encouraged by some of the wonderful results demonstrated on this forum using products such as Easycarbo, Tropica Plant Nutrition + etc. Can anyone offer some advise on what may be a relatively sound approach and what products (substrate/fertilisation/plants) would be suited to this set-up - my intial concern is whether the very modest filter is up to the job.
Comments would be greatly appreciated.
Phil
Been lurking a while and decided it was time to post something.
I recently purchased my young son a new fish tank as a Christmas present - a 35l Arcadia Arc Tank which comes with a 35W ArcPod light and small internal filter. The original intention was to just 'keep fish' but a while ago we stumbled on some old photo's of a (modestly) planted Jewel Aquarium I used to own. This has sparked an interest for him in setting up a planted aquarium which i am keen to encourage as best i can.
I'd like to give it my best shot, but am concious of the limitations that Santa has offered him with this initial set up. I would rather not go the full CO2 route, but have been encouraged by some of the wonderful results demonstrated on this forum using products such as Easycarbo, Tropica Plant Nutrition + etc. Can anyone offer some advise on what may be a relatively sound approach and what products (substrate/fertilisation/plants) would be suited to this set-up - my intial concern is whether the very modest filter is up to the job.
Comments would be greatly appreciated.
Phil