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Aquarium floating plants: substrate and planted tank guide
Aquarium floating plants is in Living Soil's Aquarium and fully submerged plants group. Plants growing entirely underwater in a tank: a thin layer of soil under a gravel cap, which is a different job from a pond basket. Its guide gathers what published references say about feeding, spotting problems and cautions.
What the aquarium floating plants guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems3
- Cautions2
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
- The mistake to avoid: Pushing houseplant fertilizer sticks or water lily tablets into the soil under submerged plants. Bacteria turn their sulfate into hydrogen sulfide, which can kill plant roots.
- Also known as: floating aquarium plant, duckweed, water lettuce, salvinia, frogbit, giant duckweed and red root floater
Questions
What is the best substrate for aquarium floating plants?
Living Soil has no mix listed for aquarium floating plants. Its guide covers feeding, spotting problems and cautions instead, each from a published reference.
What pH does aquarium floating plants need?
The references give pH 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
Is the aquarium floating plants guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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