new to planted

[arpanlib]

hi,
am new to planted tanks and have setup a new planted tank on monday.

i have riccia, java moss and anubia.
the riccia are bubbling, but the others are not??? i add fertilizers everyday and hormones on the day of water change, that is every week.

co2 is yet to come and to be injected. will come by saturday.

is there anything else that i need to do??? please let me know.

thanx in advance.

arpanlib

[chirohorn]

Did you mix flourite into the substrate? Please post pics...good luck w/it.

[dm]

Welcome to the world of planted. I also would love to see pics if you have some.

[ChloroPhil]

Don't worry if you don't see your Java Moss and Anubias pearling it's not often that they do a lot of that. The Riccia on the other hand....it'll bubble your tank up like a champaigne glass.

[arpanlib]

hi all,
thanx for the reply.

i dont have any pics at the moment, but will get them soon and will surely share it with all of you.

thanx for the help.

arpanlib

[beta]

Hey Arpan u can contact my friend Venket he has a lovely 6 foot planted tank and he can sure help u. His email id is val2k@vsnl.net

[ChloroPhil]

Arpan,

Now that you've got the CO2 make sure to keep your fertilizers up. Riccia will eat a lot and an imbalance will cause algae problems.

[arpanlib]

hey,
yes, i have got my CO2, and am adding the fertilisers also.

how to keep everything in balance??
and i dont see much growth in the riccia........

please advise.

arpanlib

[ChloroPhil]

Check out the post on Algae Questions above for nutrient info. Don't worry, you'll soon be growing more Riccia that you'll want to deal with...:( Once it gets going it's a noxious weed!