Mattias' 10g planted

IMO..dont make another tank. I have a 40 planted thats doing horribly. I cant even explain it..

 

Ehh. Should be fine. I plan on using the welstad method, the plants will suit the fishes needs and vise versa. Should be almost self sustainable.

 

Hopefully..diatoms SUCK

 

Lol yeah. All i need is dirt, gravel, plants and fish! If i add a bunch of plants at once, will i need to cycle?

 

Yep youll still need to cycle

 

You are joking about the dirt right?
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Haha, i meant the Seachem fluorite stuff.

 

Now, that makes a lot more since.
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lol ya, no dirt. well, actually the dirt you can get from miracle grow, with a good npk number, will suit shrimp tanks well. youll need to cycle no matter what, but the plants dying off will help spike ammo up. i wouldnt add all the plants at the beginning. just a cheap and hardy one to cycle it and then add the rest. i personally love saggitarius (i think thats what its called). i like how it looks like grass. amazon swords are cool to, i like the runners on it. i have had no luck with anacharis but love its look. id also look into cabomba, it grew like crazy for a while in mine, then just stopped.

 

Sweet! I'll need your help with this tank, it's my first planted I'll just cycle
with a cube of mysis, then add plants and a few fish.

How does this stock look?

5 neon tetras
1 male betta

Would they be compatible? I'd also like some ideas for a bottom dweller.