newbie with a new tank

[exv152]

Good start. I would suggest adding a general fertilizer like once a week, and maybe hairgrass as a ground cover. It does well in low tech setups, and will spread over time creating a nice carpet.

[ma_clement]

I was thinking about getting a black backing

When are the meetings? Where?

[sas]

I was thinking about getting a black backing

When are the meetings? Where?

Here you go,

Club meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month at Tom Brown Arena in Ottawa starting at 7pm.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tom+Brown+Arena,+Ottawa,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&ll=45.408107,-75.724983&spn=0.006862,0.011544&sll=45.343476,-75.770025&sspn=0.013739,0.023088&oq=tom+brown+arena&t=h&hq=Tom+Brown+Arena,&hnear=Ottawa,+Ottawa+Division,+Ontario,+Canada&z=17

Hope that was of some help .

[ma_clement]

Good start. I would suggest adding a general fertilizer like once a week, and maybe hairgrass as a ground cover. It does well in low tech setups, and will spread over time creating a nice carpet.

I have some baby tears right now in the tank and a bunch more in a bowl waiting to be planted

What do you mean by "general fertilizer"?

[exv152]

I have some baby tears right now in the tank and a bunch more in a bowl waiting to be planted

What do you mean by "general fertilizer"?

Here's an example, this is called seachem comprehensive...

[ma_clement]

great

thank you

[lucius]

LaNiche usually has a nice selection of plants.  They are even labeled so you know what you are buying.

[fischkopp]

Not to come across contrary, but I would not add any fertilizer at this point since there aren't many plants at the moment. Especially if the the substrate is new, there won't be no need to fertilize until you see some slowing down in growth.

As for plants, look out in the classifieds, they tend to be a good source especially for plants you won't commonly find in LFS. Another great place are club auctions. The OVAS giant auction isn't until early spring next year, but SAM in Montreal has an auction coming up on the Gray Cup weekend.

[charlie]

it's not much, for now. but it will grow


is there a good place to get plants cheap?

The place I went is nice, but the prices were ridiculous

I guess they have to make a living...

Would probably serve you better if you can get some fast growing stem plants  & plant it dense until the tank settles down & you have a better idea what you want to grow & scape the tank, as it is right now the tank is too sparsely planted in my opinion .

Not to come across contrary, but I would not add any fertilizer at this point since there aren't many plants at the moment. Especially if the the substrate is new, there won't be no need to fertilize until you see some slowing down in growth.
As for plants, look out in the classifieds, they tend to be a good source especially for plants you won't commonly find in LFS. Another great place are club auctions. The OVAS giant auction isn't until early spring next year, but SAM in Montreal has an auction coming up on the Gray Cup weekend.

Good suggestion
Regards
Maybe a good group to check out
http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=53868.msg320645;topicseen#new

[ma_clement]

Hi. Thanks for the tips

I added fert once, but then I stopped, cause I figured I would only be feeding the algae

I did add a few plants, a few cryptos actually and I have a type of plant (i don't know what it is) that is growing like mad and I'm just replanting the offshoots