Starting a new planted tank

[Qun77]

Hi guys,

i am planning to start a new planted tank; keeping some basic plants and goldfishes. Therefore i would need some valuable advice from seniors here.

I have the following items inherited from a friend.

- 45x25x25 tank
- beamswork LED light
- Hang on filter

Reading thru some websites and understand i would need these,

- substrate; besides sand, what else do i need?
- fertilizer; what do i need? any brand?
- plants; what is easy to maintain for newbie?

Assumed i can get these from Clementi 328?

Anything else?

Cheers
Qun

[wongce]

You can search the newbie section for step by step guides. Alternatively, you can check out my blog, should have sufficient information to get you started.

www.theplantedtankblog.blogspot.sg

[thebaldingaquarist]

can check out wongce blog.
or the following thread
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...-Planted-Tanks

[ventisg]

Good luck on yr new tank mate...
i'm also trying to fix up my first planted tank too =)

[guppies_79]

Hi, I am not the most experienced here. But I think goldfish will uproot your plant. So you may want to take this into consideration.