FiShrewd Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 I Dont Run Co2 I Do Add Fertilizer [only this one - https://www.2hraquarist.com/products/apt3 ] I Do Have A Dirted Tank Can The Following Plants Survive In these Conditions - red root floater java fern windelov java fern greater duckweed 😄 water lettuce water wisteria salvinia bacopa caroliniana moneywort giant hygrophila vallisneria nana vallisneria spiralis vallisneria gigantea saggitaria sp. giant saggitaria sp. narrow leaf java moss :]  pl serious help needed on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 As long as you have a really good light. I'd say 95% of tgat list will be find however you have alot of floaters on that list that will absolutely steal the light from tge bottom plants. Side note all plants will grow with out co2 but some just won't thrive give you that color full potential your after. And all plants would benefit from co2 but it's not a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiShrewd Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 i will be keeping a chack on floaters regularly [once a week] so i think i should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 You asked I answered! Good luck looking forward to some pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) I agree with Casual; But pH and hardness have an effect as well. I'd keep my pH close to 7.5 for a wide variety of plants to do well. I have a tank with a pH of 8.2, but the plants in there don't do as well, except my Pogostemon. I have a more acidic tank that is at 6.8 and everything thrives in there without CO2. A good place to look at plant pH parameters are online shops that carry the plants you're considering. I've gone on several websites to find this information. Bruce plants generally has the information on the species listing pages. If you're wanting plants to thrive. pH, hardness, iron, all of these are contributors to how plants are able to take up nutrients and process them. Similar to how Blueberries need acidic soil, Grapes need neutral soil and high iron to fruit, Tomatoes need calcium but not too much magnesium, and so on. Edited November 22, 2021 by Minanora Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiShrewd Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 i do use amazonia ver. 2 [that buffers ph to an acidic level between 6.5-7] thats also one of the reasons why i am now able to keep tetras alive i will also probably use easy green in the future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 One comment about the floaters is they do not like high water flow. As other mentioned, if the floaters do not block the light for the plants below you should be alright. It is a bit hard to give more advice without pictures of the tank and plant placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) Cool beans. Glad you found a good buffer. I may give that one a try in my next tank! Ty. I can hardly wait to see photos of your scape!!! So exciting! I try to photograph mine weekly on my 75G to see the progress. A side note on tetras, I have 7 happy healthy tetras in my 20G that up until a few weeks ago was at a pH of 8.2. it's currently at 7.9-8ish... thus my issues with every plant in that tank except the Pogostemon and one resilient crypt tropica. I'll get the pH down eventually. Slowly, but surely. That tank has inert substrate which I can't change for a while. Edited November 23, 2021 by Minanora Adding info on my substrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiShrewd Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 10:49 AM, Minanora said: Cool beans. Glad you found a good buffer. I may give that one a try in my next tank! Ty. I can hardly wait to see photos of your scape!!! So exciting! I try to photograph mine weekly on my 75G to see the progress. A side note on tetras, I have 7 happy healthy tetras in my 20G that up until a few weeks ago was at a pH of 8.2. it's currently at 7.9-8ish... thus my issues with every plant in that tank except the Pogostemon and one resilient crypt tropica. I'll get the pH down eventually. Slowly, but surely. That tank has inert substrate which I can't change for a while. i have kept some tetras in high water hardness i did a scientific experiment by adding a school of 8 cardinals to two tanks each one had a ph of around 7.8 [i used an inert substrate which was black] other one just had amazonia which was cycled long enough to remove nitrates both the tanks had one anubias glabra i added the same ammount of food and fert the temperature was 78 the cardinals definitely seem to colour much faster in the amazonia tank obviously all the cardinals survived [ imo cardinal is a hardy tetra compared to others but still the ph matters ] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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