Okay, been a while lol.
Today, August 16th 2024, I officially started the aquarium. Filled it up with water. Put some java moss, some anubias (don't know the variety but it has a narrower leaf), moneywort, dwarf chain sword, vallisneria, and some other stem plant. I remember getting it but I somehow forgot the name, wow! LOL
Anyway, the tank is looking rather bare to say the least. This is because I am going extremely low-budget and am hoping to get the plants to propagate. Have 500ml of easy green so that should last me a while. Put some root tabs in so should have some nutrients for the chain sword. Could always add some more capsules later. Added 1.5 squirts of fert today lol. Plan for Friday to be the OFFICIAL fertilizer day! Mark that day on your calend--Wait why do you have to? I'm the one who has to do that lol. I'm just kidding, of course.
I plan on having the following plants later. I do not know barely anything about the plant so if you have kept them lmk how they are. I have inert substrate (but root tabs like I said) and low to medium lighting (I don't know the exact par but the wattage is rather low).
Anubias Barteri (Big, broad leaves is what I'm thinking of right now for the right part of the aquarium--I'll give you a picture)
Pogostemon Stellatus 'Octopus'
Water Wisteria
Bacopa Caroliniana
I am not sure about the wisteria or pogo right now. Pogo may need iron dosing which I am not up to doing at the moment and a few people apparently have had problems with. But, others say it grows like a weed so don't really know!