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Yes! You could be right Darrel. I hadn’t thought of that. Thanks to you I use mostly rainwater in my tanks now so maybe that’s the secret. 😉Hi all,
Softer (less alkaline) water now?
cheers Darrel
Yes! You could be right Darrel. I hadn’t thought of that. Thanks to you I use mostly rainwater in my tanks now so maybe that’s the secret. 😉Hi all,
Softer (less alkaline) water now?
cheers Darrel
Getting it all adjusted and tuned in is fiddly. If you’re going for easy plants (do you mean tropica classed easy plants?) then you should be fine without CO2. It’s certainly not a necessity and there are lots of people on the forum here running stunning aquaria with no CO2.I’m going for easy plants when I set up my aquarium for a betta and will use Tropica aquarium soil, I’m a bit puzzled on the aspect of co2. Is it essential? How difficult is it going to be and is it safe for the fish?
Yeh the Tropica easy classed plants. They’ve recommened the neutro combo low tech plant fertilizers well aqua essentials did.. along with those plants. And im hoping that’ll be sufficient along with Tropica aquatic soil. Just gotta figure lighting filters and heating then i think the basics are covered .. oh and i gotta pick the best aquarium for 50l that’ll last and not fall apart or have a hideous lid! .. so basically im no where near ready 😀Getting it all adjusted and tuned in is fiddly. If you’re going for easy plants (do you mean tropica classed easy plants?) then you should be fine without CO2. It’s certainly not a necessity and there are lots of people on the forum here running stuffing aquaria with no CO2.
I think you would be better off with a complete fertiliser, that one is just trace elements.neutro combo low tech plant fertilizer
By the Tropica specialized ones do you mean their premium nutrition one? I’m not sure I have heard of the complete or atp complete..is what I’ve attached the right one? When looking for atp I don’t seem to find anythingYes, TNC Complete, ATP Complete, Tropica Specialized are all good choices as mentioned.
Cheers,
Michael
By the Tropica specialized ones do you mean their premium nutrition one? I’m not sure I have heard of the complete or atp complete..is what I’ve attached the right one? When looking for atp I don’t seem to find anythingView attachment 205591
Amazing thank you and they’re perfectly safe for the fish/shrimp? Much appreciate your adviceThis is Tropica Specialized and this is ATP Complete. Tropica Premium is not what we consider an all-in-one or complete fertilizer as it contains no Nitrogen or Phosphate (the N and P in NPK) - otherwise known as Macro nutrients, the food you plants will need the most. Any of the recommended products will work for you. That is, TNC Complete that you already found on Amazon.uk and Tropica Specialized and ATP Complete.
Cheers,
Michael
I’ve just got sand in my two and the plants are growing fine.I’m going for easy plants when I set up my aquarium for a betta and will use Tropica aquarium soil, I’m a bit puzzled on the aspect of co2. Is it essential? How difficult is it going to be and is it safe for the fish?
Or, get a dirt cheap regulator and a pH controller to dial in your desired pH drop to a 0.1% decimal point or some go to 0.01 and hold it there for the whole photoperiodCheck out Adams Gas website for your local co2 stockist. There are 3 within 15 miles of you.
A 3kg food grade co2 bottle will set you back C.£50 deposit and C.£30 for the gas. That’ll last you about 4 months, then just £30 for each bottle swap. Far cheaper than soda stream.
Get a decent regulator, Strideways and Life Aqua are both very solid pieces of kit.
Think about the diffuser in tank or in-line. Defo go inline if using a spray bar, assuming normal sized tubing of course.
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Agreed. I can see algae problems a few weeks down the line.It is truly sad to see that when a novice wants to keep a betta, a few shrimps, and a bunch of easy plants to complement the picture, all in a 50 liter tank, he/she believes that he/she needs CO2 injection, special substrate, and sophisticated filtration. It's just sad.
Absolutely.It is truly sad to see that when a novice wants to keep a betta, a few shrimps, and a bunch of easy plants to complement the picture, all in a 50 liter tank, he/she believes that he/she needs CO2 injection, special substrate, and sophisticated filtration. It's just sad.
It is truly sad to see that when a novice wants to keep a betta, a few shrimps, and a bunch of easy plants to complement the picture, all in a 50 liter tank, he/she believes that he/she needs CO2 injection, special substrate, and sophisticated filtration. It's just sad.
It is truly sad to see that when a novice wants to keep a betta, a few shrimps, and a bunch of easy plants to complement the picture, all in a 50 liter tank, he/she believes that he/she needs CO2 injection, special substrate, and sophisticated filtration. It's just sad.
Yes true, still true what Maq said. It's a sad situation. I don't think it's judgmental to say that. It's a state of facts. Reason why people might think CO2 is "required" and you need heavy equipment in such situations is because of the overwhelming CO2 bias there has been for a few years now and the constant marketing of these companies making you think you need more than what you actually need. It looks like CO2 has become a "requirement" hence why some people believe it's a necessity, when in reality it is not in many cases.Lets not get too overbearing here... its not "sad" at all... All those are very legit questions as to whether it's needed or not - even though the answer is a no in most cases, we should still try and answer them to the best of our ability - that is the point of this online forum after all... What did you except from a total beginner? that he/she would just inherently know?
Yes true, still true what Maq said. It's a sad situation. I don't think it's judgmental to say that. It's a state of facts.
Reason why people might think CO2 is "required" and you need heavy equipment in such situations is because of the overwhelming CO2 bias there has been for a few years now and the constant marketing of these companies making you think you need more than what you actually need. It looks like CO2 has become a "requirement" hence why some people believe it's a necessity, when in reality it is not in many cases.