Adding live plants

Pudge

Pudge

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I've been looking at getting more plant life for my 29g tank as I only have:

1 Juncus Repens
2 Corkscrew Vals.

The question I have is, is it alright to continually add plants while the fish are in the tank, or will this stress them with me disturbing them too much when adding them?

Thanks in advance :)
 
Adding plants will not stress out the fish Just remember to research the light requirements of the species and fertilize them. The more plants that are in the tank the more nutrients they need.
 
Are there any specific ferts I should look into for increasing my number of plants?
 
It depends on how much lighting you have. If it's a low light tank, ( say under 2 watts per gallon in your case) you may get by with no ferts at all. You want to keep low light, hardy plants in that case.
It does help to add a liquid fert such as Flourish or Kent Freshwater. I also sometimes add root tabs for my crypts and and other heavy root feeding plants.
 
I have a 30in compact fluorescent 2-65watt light, currently only using one bulb though.. and I also have Flourish Comprehensive Supplement for the Planted Aquarium, and Flourish excel Organic Carbon for the Planted Aquarium.. are these good enough?
 
should be, you may want to look into diy co2 and root tabs for root feeders. if you used both bulbs you could do just about ant plant you want but *i think* that would mean having to add c02. you may get more replies in the planted tank section
 
Yeah, so far that is also what I have heard, that I should add or use ferts and add CO2, I actually have a DIY one here, just not sure what ingredients I need to put in and what amounts, I do not have the instructions for it.
 
Sugar, water and yeast will create CO2. Use 10% sugar to water. So if you have a pint of water then you want 1.6 oz of sugar. (A pint is a pound the world around.) The rule of thumb I use is a teaspoon of dried yeast to 5 gallons. So I would call that a pinch in a pint. You can use bakers yeast for making bread. The exact measurements are not important at all.

Remember you want to keep this fermentation from entering the tank. All of the solids should stay in your container. It will not cause any harm but it will make it easier to clean your aquarium.

When you go to recharge, make sure to pour out all of the liquid and start with fresh water.

PS if you pour off the liquid and leave the solids on the botton you don't have to add any more yeast. About every tenth time you should clean everything and get fresh yeast.
 
colinsk, never heard of the saving yeast approach before, I'll have to try that.

The Flourish Comprehensive and Flourish Excel are great to start with. Once yougo higher in lighting and CO2, you'll most likely need the rest of the line. You want to be careful with the Excel though, it's known to melt some plants.
 
colinsk said:
Sugar, water and yeast will create CO2. Use 10% sugar to water. So if you have a pint of water then you want 1.6 oz of sugar. (A pint is a pound the world around.) The rule of thumb I use is a teaspoon of dried yeast to 5 gallons. So I would call that a pinch in a pint. You can use bakers yeast for making bread. The exact measurements are not important at all.

Remember you want to keep this fermentation from entering the tank. All of the solids should stay in your container. It will not cause any harm but it will make it easier to clean your aquarium.

When you go to recharge, make sure to pour out all of the liquid and start with fresh water.

PS if you pour off the liquid and leave the solids on the botton you don't have to add any more yeast. About every tenth time you should clean everything and get fresh yeast.
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Excellent, I hope I can get this up and running ASAP :), will make for much healthier plants!
 
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