newbie on-board on planted tank

[mer2623]

as subject stated above, i just setup a 3ft flanted tank a month ago using a combination of GEX soil and africana. last weekend bought CO2 tank, manual regulator with 1 gauge, diffuser and bubble counter. What else do i need to consider / buy? because im reading on the internet and come up with these needle valve and drop checker. do i need to get these thing? im already using the co2.

thanks

Mer

[Goththug]

Hi there! Welcome!

IMHO, I think the next thing you can consider buying will be an electric solenoid for the CO2 so that you can use a timer to automatically turn on the co2 together with the lights. you can read up more about CO2 regulators. needle valves and solenoid at this link
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...tor-w-solenoid

A drop checker will be good to have to monitor the co2 levels in the tank.

I think it will be great if you can share pictures and more details of your setup, for example, what type of Fauna and Flora you have, lighting, Fertilization routine if any etc.

Cheers!

[mer2623]

This is currently the tank setup:

Flora: swordplant, glosso, java fern, im not sure of the other one bought from y618

fauna: wild ram, laetacara thayeri, laetacara araguaiae, tetras

No fertilizer since i dont know what to use

Lighting: PL 55w 6-8 hrs and 3 led lights as seen on the pics

Thanks