Starting my first planted tank with dirt!

I'm starting a 10 gallon planted tank with dirt. This is my first planted and dirt tank ever. It's sure its going to be learning process, but I'm excited to try this. I'm going to the fish store on Thursday to get some of the materials I'll need and then again the week after to get the rest.

Material List:

- 10 gallon tank

- Tetra Whisper EX20

- Tetra Whisper Air Pump

- Extra Tubing

- Check Valve

- Airstones

- CaribSea Aquarium Super Natural Substrate (Tahitian Moon)

- Seachem Flourish Tabs

- Drift Wood

- Miracle Grow Organic Potting Mix (as long as its still available)

I already have the Tetra Whisper EX20 but it has cartridges so I can' t leave the carbon out of the filter. Will this be bad for the plants?

For CO2 im going to be using a DIY method, but as for diffusing the CO2 will an airstone work?

Also do I need a liquid plant supplement on top of the flourish tabs?

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Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on September 14, 2011 at 1:18pm

The carbon will be fine to use just don't use liquid ferts because they will be wasted. Before you go into CO2 what kind of light and what plants are you putting in? The Flourish tabs will be fine. Don't go overboard with the ferts though in a new tank. You will end up with a very lovely algae farm.