If you are an avid aquarist and you are just getting bored with raising fish, then it's time to start growing plants for your aquarium. This is a very exciting experience, because creating a mini-garden in an aquarium will make it unique.
Instructions
Step 1
Purchase several varieties of aquarium plants from the store. Be sure to find out the characteristics of a particular plant, as well as the requirements for caring for it and compatibility with other types of plants.
Step 2
Do not forget that in order for a plant to grow and give new shoots, three components are needed: minerals, carbon dioxide and light.
Step 3
Adjust the lighting in the aquarium so that it is as bright as possible, long enough and not much different from natural. "Daylight hours" of the aquarium plants should be from 10 to 12 hours. In order for the lighting in the aquarium to be bright enough, purchase lamps of the required power - 1 liter of volume should have from 1, 2 to 1, 5 watts.
Step 4
Pay attention also to the range of lamps for lighting the aquarium. According to experts, the growth of plants is most facilitated by lamps emitting red and yellow light. Of course, such lighting has a bad effect on the eyes, for this reason, red-yellow lamps are best combined with, say, blue lamps. Optionally, you can increase the lighting thanks to reflectors, which are also available at the pet store.
Step 5
Pay close attention to the choice of substrate for aquarium plants. As such, it is better to use gravel or sand. Consider also the fact that not all plants need planting, there are, for example, floating plants.
Step 6
Plant the plants so that there is sufficient distance between them, so it is better to place them in a checkerboard pattern.
Step 7
Be sure to use fertilizer for your aquarium plants. You can buy them at any pet store. A good fertilizer must necessarily include substances such as phosphates, nitrates, iron and potassium in large quantities.
