Lemon Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 so I ordered a lily bulb from the co op and I rinsed it in aquarium water and it has fuzzy stuff on it know this normal after a while of being in a tank and its fine but as soon as its in the tank? it doesn't smell bad or feel squishy. also I don't have lights or ferts right now is there one i should prioritize I can order one or the other right now and it will be another week before I order the other. also the tank is lightly stocked right now(3 neon's 1 pygmy cory btw I'm adding more soon) but I could up the feeding if that will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefConfit Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I'd prioritize a light over ferts. Since cost seems to be a factor there are several very affordable ones on Amazon that are great for most plants. Look at models from nicrew, beamswork and hygger are well liked. I've also been hearing good things about aquaneat lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 In my opinion, probably the lights, especially since you have the fish, which are producing waste, it would be similar to a Walstad tank, but unbalanced, which might work for a short amount of time? Maybe if it's safe lessen the amount and frequency of water changes, and/or put a bit of extra fish food in so the fish poop more, depending on how much your tank's biological filtration can handle? Just my opinion, and will probably have to be adjusted to your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnwch Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Newbie here but I'm excited to share how well my dwarf lily and banana plant from coop's doing, see timeline pics below. As amateur gardener, light's everything to a plant. The fuzz went away on its own but the white hair algae was worrying for awhile for a couple of weeks. (Similar occurred with new driftwood.) I add in 1 pump of Easy Green with my weekly water changes, don't know how it'd do w/out it, probably fine? I bought a light online that has 12 hr built in timer. In the beginning, red dwarf lily was growing almost1 cm a day, it was so exciting. Side comment, I don't know if banana lily plants normally grow their roots like that so that it'd prop itself up. I'm surprised how much I enjoy aquarium planting. Edited January 20, 2021 by pnwch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I bought the Nicrew Skyled Plus light back in August and I really like it. It's a nice bright light and my plants are doing well. It's also pretty cheap. I paid $26.99 for the 18-24" size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 thanks everyone so i might be able to order a finnex stingray and easy green and root tabs in 3-4 days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 i ordered a finnex stingray and root tabs and will up my feeding until I buy easy green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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