I'm cycling a 36 gallon tank, and last week I bought what appears to be two swords from Petco... they're all yellow now. I also just received a plant package through the mail, and even though they're in great shape, I'm worried that they won't grow or wither away like the two swords...
The plants are these:
1 Amazon Sword, Echinodorus amazonicus
1 RED Amazon Sword, Echinodorus "Red Rubin"
1 Amazon Sword, Echinodorus "Ozelot"
1 Ruffle Amazon Sword, Echinodorus martii
1 Anubias, Anubias congensis
1 Anubias, Anubias barteri
1 Anubias, Anubias hastifolia
2 Java Ferns, Microsorium pteropus
2 Java Moss, Vesicularia dubuyana
4 stems of RED Ammania, Ammania gracilis
3 stems of Water Wisteria, Hygrophila difformis
3 stems of Narrow Leaf Hygrophila, Hygrophila salicifolia
4 stems of Egeria, Egeria (Anacharis) densa
5 stems of Bacopa, Bacopa monnierii
I contacted the seller and he said that they all grew in his 1 watt per gallon tank without CO2, but to be honest I have no idea how many watts per gallon my tank has. It uses a regular strip light with what I'm assuming is a regular bulb. An inch or two of regular white substrate.
What is the most cost efficient way to make these plants grow? Buy plant bulbs? DIY CO2? Ferts? Looking to make the tank as low-tech as possible (low on $$$) but I also want to make sure they survive and hopefully flourish. I tried googling how to care for each plant, and honestly almost all plants have mixed reviews on their requirements.
Link to plant package I bought;
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/closed.cgi?view_closed_item&liveplants1456342213
The plants are these:
1 Amazon Sword, Echinodorus amazonicus
1 RED Amazon Sword, Echinodorus "Red Rubin"
1 Amazon Sword, Echinodorus "Ozelot"
1 Ruffle Amazon Sword, Echinodorus martii
1 Anubias, Anubias congensis
1 Anubias, Anubias barteri
1 Anubias, Anubias hastifolia
2 Java Ferns, Microsorium pteropus
2 Java Moss, Vesicularia dubuyana
4 stems of RED Ammania, Ammania gracilis
3 stems of Water Wisteria, Hygrophila difformis
3 stems of Narrow Leaf Hygrophila, Hygrophila salicifolia
4 stems of Egeria, Egeria (Anacharis) densa
5 stems of Bacopa, Bacopa monnierii
I contacted the seller and he said that they all grew in his 1 watt per gallon tank without CO2, but to be honest I have no idea how many watts per gallon my tank has. It uses a regular strip light with what I'm assuming is a regular bulb. An inch or two of regular white substrate.
What is the most cost efficient way to make these plants grow? Buy plant bulbs? DIY CO2? Ferts? Looking to make the tank as low-tech as possible (low on $$$) but I also want to make sure they survive and hopefully flourish. I tried googling how to care for each plant, and honestly almost all plants have mixed reviews on their requirements.
Link to plant package I bought;
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/closed.cgi?view_closed_item&liveplants1456342213