Things That Make a Difference to the Plants in Your Aquarium

LIGHT

In the first place they must have adequate light in terms of quality and quantity. Floating plants require less light because they will be closer to this being on the surface, so they will not have light problem, but if they can obstruct the passage of light to the rest of the plants so you should not let them reproduce much.

CO2

CO2 is very useful to apply it in the aquarium not only because it is an essential nutrient for photosynthesis, but because when applying this, it usually decreases the pH of the water which is conducive to most plants and at the same time this brings I get a decrease in algae. CO2 can be achieved simply and economically by the yeast method with aquarium tweezers.

FERTILIZERS

Fertilizers should be applied when you have light and co2 enough, otherwise it is used very slowly by plants and therefore the surplus that is in your aquarium will be used by algae.

SUBSTRATUM

The substrate from fish aquarium maintenance is not strictly necessary for plants, in fact in my large aquarium I have no substrate and I grow very well, but that yes, I add liquid fertilizer to the water. The substrate can be obtained at any animal store and if you want to put the plants thank you. If you do not put it will be necessary to bury some ball of microelements between the roots from time to time.

WATER CHEMISTRY

As for the chemical characteristics of water, plants usually feel more comfortable at a slightly acid pH and soft hardness but can live perfectly in neutral pH and medium hardness and even high as long as they have good light and co2 conditions.