Mark87
Seedling
- Joined
- 1 Aug 2014
- Messages
- 8
Hi, I have joined this forum as I am currently setting up a planted aquarium & would like to share my experience and gain some info/advice.
I have owned tropical fish in the past but have mainly had saltwater reef tanks up until now.
I will try & get some pictures of the tank up soon as I am using a iphone at the moment and not sure how to do them. The tank is currently running with a couple of amazon sword plants & some bogwood decoration however I am aiming at getting some more plants once I understand things better.
I have a few questions on things so hopefully someone will be able to clear them up for me, all help will be greatly appreciated. The biggest worry I have at the moment is with my substrate.
Q: The substrate I am using is like a crushed glass sort of thing, it is specially designed for aquarium use, however it isn't enriched with nutrients or fertilisers in anyway but it looks very nice in my opinion. Can I just dose the water with fertilisers? Or do I need a special sort of substrate enriched with ferts?
I have done a lot of reading however I end up getting confused so I'm basically looking for different options & peoples views on what they would do. Thanks in advance for any advice. Il get some pics up soon. Mark
I have owned tropical fish in the past but have mainly had saltwater reef tanks up until now.
I will try & get some pictures of the tank up soon as I am using a iphone at the moment and not sure how to do them. The tank is currently running with a couple of amazon sword plants & some bogwood decoration however I am aiming at getting some more plants once I understand things better.
I have a few questions on things so hopefully someone will be able to clear them up for me, all help will be greatly appreciated. The biggest worry I have at the moment is with my substrate.
Q: The substrate I am using is like a crushed glass sort of thing, it is specially designed for aquarium use, however it isn't enriched with nutrients or fertilisers in anyway but it looks very nice in my opinion. Can I just dose the water with fertilisers? Or do I need a special sort of substrate enriched with ferts?
I have done a lot of reading however I end up getting confused so I'm basically looking for different options & peoples views on what they would do. Thanks in advance for any advice. Il get some pics up soon. Mark