first time planning to take fish tank with plants, so please help what precautions i have to take?

Answer 1

keeping plants alive & thriving is tricky business in an aquarium. but if it your plan to start form scratch there are a few things that you can do to make it easier. Start from the ground up literaly. The substrate (usually gravel in a fresh water tank) you want to get is Flourite tm or onyx sand or a mix of the two. These are much finer than gravel & allow your live plants to root. You will need full spectrum lighting to keep the plants healthy, at least 8 hours of light a day. With a heavily planted tank it is ok to keep in in a sunny spot, as the plants will out-compete the algea for nutrients. You will also need to add special liquid fertilizer such as the sea chem "flourish" line of fertilizers. I would wait at least a month before adding fish to make sure that the plants have established themselves. Also be very careful in choosing fish, many fish love to rip up live plants, so either observe the planted tanks at the fish shop, or ask which fish would be the best tankmates for the plants.

Answer 2

First of all, stop feeding the fish 2 days before the planned move. You'll want to have several 5 gallon buckets, with lids if the move is going to be away from your current home. If you're just moving from one room to another in the same home, lids aren't all that necessary.

Your pumps, heaters, filters, should all be packed the way you would pack anything fragile. If you're just moving from one room to another, then you don't need to do it.

If the fish are going to be moved from one room to another, net them from the aquarium and put them in a 5 gallon bucket with plenty of aquarium water. If the move is less than 1 hour away then just bag the fish separately like your fish store would do. They might even have bags you can buy. To minimize stress, keep the fish in a dark location. If the move is going to be 1-6 hours, the fish still need to be bagged individually, but pure oxygen needs to be put in the bag as well. Check your fish store.

Even though you will try to save as much as the aquarium water and filtering medium, you will still want to test the water once you get it set up in its new location. This needs to be done before you put the fish back in the tank to make sure the water quality has not changed.

If you have to change the filtering medium, you will need to let the aquarium water cycle through. You can add a bacterial additive if necessary to accelerate cycling. Check with your fish store.

When the water is filtering properly, the plants are back in the tank, and you've checked the water parameters and everything is just right for the fish, then you can acclimate them the way you did when you first got them. When sufficient time has passed, then you can release them into the tank.

Answer 3

In planted tanks there are two things to think about. First and most important is light. You'll need to take a look at the lighting that you have for the tank. You might need to invest in better lighting to insure your plants are getting what they need.
Second is nitrogen. Need nitrogen to be healthy. You fish create nitrogen as part of the nitrogen cycle, as do you plants at night. Still, their may not be enough for the plants to thrive. There are some good supplements you can put in the gravel around your pants to insure they are getting what they need.
Another thing to think about is undergravel filters. Undergravel filters, over time cause issues for pants. Their roots grow into the filter and clog it. If you have a under gravel filter from time to time you'll have to occasionally clean out the filter plate. You don't have to tear the tank down, but you'll have get into the gravel and move some plants around.

A planted tank is beautiful. Good luck with it.

Answer 4

see that u keep changing the water in 2weeks
the water should be the tap water in the normal temperature ie not too cold and not too hot,
if u want to wash the tank wash it from wheat flour and salt,
if u wash it with soap the fish will die cause there is cemicals in the soap,
put live worms to the fish in every 2 weaks,
and just feed the fish once in a day,
and take care that u don't buy a fighter fish & mix it with the otherss otherwise it will kill them,

good luck

Answer 5

you mean to say aquarium. If so try keep the tank in a place where some sun light comes. purchase a aerator with filter. even after keeping a filter clean the water and replace it with bore water and not tap water which contains chlorine. the fish will die if u use chlorinated water. use warms for feeding fish. fish food will spoil the water. don't keep gold fish. it makes the water dirty soon.

Answer 6

Don't forget adequate lighting! The plants will need enough light to grow; I think the minimum amount of light is 10 Watts per gallon (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong). If your plants don't have enough light, they'll begin to rot and release chemicals into the tank that aren't good for fish.

Answer 7

make sure you use water conditioner at least 2 weeks before adding fish. also, pay close attention to the types of fish. as most of us know, salt water fish won't live in fresh water, just as brackish water fish won't be all too comfortable in clear water.

Answer 8

i sincerely advise u to make a contract with ur supplier.let them come and do a periodic maintenance, it may cost u few extra buck but will ensure good maintenance.slowly u can pick all the do's and dont's and later do it urself.

Answer 9

u can have any most of the time real plants die but u can try tham

Answer 10

I DON'T KEEP LIVE PLANTS IN MY TANK BECUZ THEY'RE VERY VERY MESSY!