Man I miss this tank... so simple! BTW this video is what originally got into planted aquariums! Thanks so much Mike!

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I miss this one too

Excellent choices. All five plants are practically foolproof and look great too.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Agree

I love water sprite in a tank either planted or floating. I used to give excess back to my pet store, it also makes good compost for your home garden because it sucks up nitrates.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Very true. Good thinking.

@craigwoodhull3028

6 жыл бұрын

So do Plants ! Get algae growing behind your Vals and that is even better

Great tips Mike. Always bringing good info for the hobby

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks broski

1ST off great informative videos! Keep em coming!

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

Nice video. I have all five of those plants. Super easy for sure.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah great ones

Great video and many of these plants I am a fan of and have beyond being beginner plants. They just work for my scapes very well.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Yes beginners plants and over all staple in the hobby

@GNJsAquaticNation

8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Great list....fully agree!

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thank DW

I'm buying all my plants for my new 127ltr (I'm from Australia, we use litres) tank tomorrow. All of your suggestions in this video and your part one video are excellent. Your aquascapes are really good and have given me heaps of inspiration. Thanks again mate.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thanks again and I'm happy your get some good info

All great suggestions.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Gracias Senor Red lips

thanks for making these videos, it helps out a lot and its nice knowing low tech can work out and I dont have to buy a ton of fancy stuff. but i DO have to say GO GIANTS

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Haha. We both lost this year but the Giants have our number for sure.

Thanks for schooling us on plants.

@NYCityCichlids

8 жыл бұрын

Man, I thought the Lions had that game.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

No prob. I know friggin Megatron fumbles, then the ref blows the call. I have Calvin on my FFB team. Lol

Any moss will almost grow in the DARK ! Mini Val as a ground cover is great as well. Great Vid.

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

All great plants. My favorite is the java fern.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Love me some Java Fern

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

nice info mike

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

great plant choices.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dee. That mushroom you sent is getting huge

@DeeFromBrooklyn

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums glad to hear it. Where did you order your last batch of Plants from?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Han Aquatics. Great selection. He's out of Mass also

thanks good video

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great video

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you

good video! :)

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I can grow all of these except dwarf sag, I need some more nutrients in my substrate I guess. Good choices!

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Root tabs should help

THANK YOU SO MUCH...

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Watched both beginner plant vids. Enjoyed them both but wondered what is/are the best low tech carpet plants.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Micro sword or sp repens are good

Pretty sweet Mike. Loving that new scape bro, makes me want to tear down mines LOL.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Gotta switch it around here and there Moesha

@MauriceMccomie

8 жыл бұрын

There's always the need to do something new and different. I'm thinking about doing a fowlr tank with puffers.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Nice

Good Job! :)

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Saw the Pats hat had to subscribe

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Go PATS. 💍💍💍💍💍

My plants are as important to me as my fish, maybe more so. I agree with you on your 10 "easy" plants, except I have never figured out why I could not grow any Sag 40 years ago. Due to constant moves, I left the hobby. I come back and I've got dwarf sag trying to climb out of my tanks looking for more water (almost). The rest of your 10 "easy" plants, I totally agree.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sometimes I've heard of people having trouble with swords as well

thx

Большое спасибо Вам! Ничего не понял:), но Ваш аквариум дает вдохновение и желание сотворить, что то похожее у себя!

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't understand

@aldenfrigg2887

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums Thank you!You inspire me. Вроде как то так)

u can even make moss carpets in aquarium s with just gravel. I attached some to a rubber screen I had put in my kids gold fish tank and it looks just like grass

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Great idea

They also are great plants for experts trying to fill out large tanks that might have fish that are nibblers. So many of the new small scale plants will be eaten by minnows-Angelfish. Just picked to death. The ones you list are great tough leafed plants. Maybe add Italian Val to the list.

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Italian Val is in episode 1

Thanks for the videos on beginner plants! The tank behind is beautiful. Can you give some specs and details on it? or if you already did can you give us the link to those videos? Thank you

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

29 gallon. T8 bulb AC 70 filter and hydor circ pump. Pea gravel, no ferts. 8 hour photo period.

@patriclop2pl

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums Thank you for the quick reply.

Water Sprite and Water Wysteria, though they look similar, are different plants. Water Sprite is a true fern, producing new plants on the end of old leaves, like Java Fern. Water Wisteria doesn't product new plants on the leaves. I haven't seen true Water Sprite in 25 years around here anywhere but I have lots of wisteria in my tanks! Thanks for your informative videos!

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Good info. Thanks for the correction

crypts and s. repens are also good ones

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

True. I love my crypts but repens can be fickle and I want beginners to succeed to get off on the right foot. I do love all my crypts though. One of my favorites

Have you done a top 5 coral's vid yet?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Coming soon. Doing my research now

after I disassembled my tank I left the aquarium substrate in a bucket with some water outside and I saw the anubias grow out of the water and flowered with a single stalk and small white flowers on the bulb on the tip, I guess its a semi aquatic plant suited for ponds which will look cool during flowering.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+vinish shetty yep

What about duckweed and parrot feather? Neons and bettas love it.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+Mason's carnivorous plants. Yep this are grest

Thanks for your advice. Do you have any insight regarding these plants and brackish water?

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Not very familiar with brackish tanks but here must be easy plants or mosses you could use

elodia anacris as well

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Good one

Can you next do top 5 advanced plants

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Will do

thanks for the awesome videos! now, here is my question. ....is it better to leave plants that are shipped in their plastic pots, or, remove them and plant directly into the gravel? thanks again!

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Right in the gravel

what is your thoughts on using glue instead of tying? also what do you think of using cheese cloth and bath sponge/lufa to keep moss in place?

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

I think that’s perfectly fine

I'm gonna try this my 5g tank

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

🐟👍🏻

Your videos are fab, New to the hobby and I'm at the point of planning my 45 gallon. Plants I really want but with no experience I got to keep it simple. I got a hood with an LED. My goal is to provide comfort and shelter for small schools of small fish (tetra neons, etc). Do plants that have these runner roots get disturbed when your doing the gravel cleaning? Thanks for any input.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Nope. They are perfect

Do you have any specific recommendations for easy carpeting plants for beginners?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Dwarf Sag, SP Repens

"They can go through a nucular war and you probably won't kill any of them"

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+Kendryk Arevalo yep

Another great video. You speak very well. Very good knowledge and information. Beard looks perfect as always. I'd love to see a video where you say "pahk the cah" with Boston sound. This video is a year old. Are you still making videos? Are you still bearded? Thank you. I have videos too.

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

+Fresh Falcon thanks. Yep still making video. Check out my company www.myaquariumbox.com

Have you "branched" out to growing any aquarium plants emersed (above the water line)? Wondering what luck you have had and what plants you have tried that work best?

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

+RockyMountainHigh I️ haven’t tried yet but I️ like the odea

Thanks for the info. Love the aquarium. Is that a 30 gal. tank and is that natural gravel substrate? Where to buy? Please reply. Thanks.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yep 29 gallon tank and pea gravel from PetSmart

What are the really tall, long, thin plants in the tank behind you? I like the way they move in the water. Very pretty. (I'm a newbie just getting started lol)

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Jungle Valisinsria

@colormetakenaback486

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What is the name of the tall grass like plant that's behind you that's all the way up above the water I really like that plan

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Jungle Val

mike,is that a 30 inch t 12 on the on the 29 gallon behind you?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

17 inch T8

Great video Mike. I just started getting back into the hobby in august and bought a 10 gal marineland kit for my kids. Just have 1 common goldfish with fake plants but would like to convert it to a planted tank with guppies. The kit came with led lights in the hood so just wanted to know if it would be ok for the plants you talked about. Thanks

@AnthonyLipizzi

8 жыл бұрын

Correction - it's a 10 gal topfin

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Yes that light will be good for plants.

@AnthonyLipizzi

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike.

Dude I just found you, you said look for another video of starter plants . I found where you quit!! Dude! Then I saw you moved, thanks man...

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

+Caring256 F 👍🏻

Hey Mike, I just got some wysteria that looks really good. It came potted. Should I keep it in the pot?

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

You can if you want or plant it in the substrate or let it float

@MMed2472

4 жыл бұрын

@@MASSAquariums I'll probably plant it. Thanks. I'm in Mass too btw. Love your tanks/videos. Go Pats!

Do you know if Led lights are better than old school fluorescent lights? I have a 55 gal Octagon tank.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

They are more energy efficient

Where would you suggest buying any aquarium plants?

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

H20 plants

Is carbon needed for java moss and java fern? Because I was planning on just tying them to driftwood and letting them grow out.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

That's fine

Hey mass aquariums! Fellow mass guy here just set up the aqueon 29 gallon tank kit and i had a couple questions for you if you could maybe help me out, I just set the tank up today and added some chlorine remover and threw a little food in and an alge wafer in there to start the nitrogen cycle, question one is will the wafer help with this at all? I also plan yo have live plants in the tank, how long should i wait before adding the plants into the tank? And do the live plants help with the nitrogen cycle at all? Thank you for the videos!!

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

You can add plants right away

Should i use a gravel or sand substrate for these plants?

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Either one is good

my kh is low so do i need to raise it? or not

and also the water sprite it's leaves turn yellow and yeah its nutrient deficiency but will they really survive?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+lawrence kurt they should

I want a carpet but without using co2 but can provide as much light needed. advise please.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+deeptendu chandra try sp repens

do you NEED a light timer for java moss? thanx :)

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

I would use one for every tank. Plants or not

If you could, you need to put camera closer to tank...so we can see each plants closer...thanks Mike

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Will do

Hey, just wondering if you can give me a website that sells these plants fresh? Going to pet smart and petco in my area the plants seem to be half dead and in bad conditions. Thanks

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Plantedaquariumscentral.com

Do jungle Val have to be buried in the substrate

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Yes the roots do

do u think any of the biginer plants u talk about would be able to support an adf so they can hang out on them?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

ADF? Please

@evanscott7652

6 жыл бұрын

Anubias for sure. Very sturdy plant.

I'm going to get a gourami but I know they like to hide under plants that float on the surface, I just don't know what they prefer. Any tips? Thank you

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+Dank Memes tons of plants

Can u send me some plants? love the videos and info u have about aquariums.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry. These tanks are gone. Thanks for watching

can you put java moss in the substrate as a carpet?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

It is suited better tied down but you could tie it to a big metal mesh screen and lay that down

Hi! Please help me. I do have the JUWEL MONOLUX 60 and wanting to convert the tank into planted. What light can i use or replace the built in light of it please?

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Marineland planted plus is a great light

@lexabuan6932

5 жыл бұрын

Can i glue that to the lid just to i dont have to get rid of the fish tank lid that comes with it?

Are circulation pumps needed?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

They help a lot

Which of the 10 beginner plants can grow in pool filter sand?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

All of them

@Hex22

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums sweet thanks

Hi, what's the plant called that's in the front left just behind your head? What's that like for a beginners tank?

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Amazon sword. Yes good beginner plant

my tank length is 1.5 ft nd height is 1.2 I wan to put amzong sword,jungal val, java moss nd hair grass pls tell me which light should I use can is use normal syska t5 led light or clf bulb 30 watt?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Led if you can

you said that carbon will strip liquid ferts in aquriams. will carbon also strip liquid ph increasers? im tryin to get the ph level up and have been usin a ph increase but i dont see any increasing

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Don't chase a ph level. It's more important to keep your ph consistent than to try and move it around.

Would water sprite last in a cichlid tank( haps and Peackops)

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

They might eat it.

lol, that ending XD. I have a question : i want to have a lowtech planted tank ( a 55 gallon probably) and im only use to have anubias. it would be a goldfish and other coldwater aquarium, so im looking for very easy plants that will survive and grow well... I know the anubias, the java fern and the java moss are good choice, but is their others that i could succesfully try?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Water Sprite is a good one.

@orandapower

7 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot :)

What is the difference between water sprite and water wisteria? I thought they were the same but I see them listed separately for sale with different Latin names but the leaves look very similar.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

They are pretty much the same Gary

@garyduncan6657

7 жыл бұрын

OK thank you so much.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

🐟👊🏼

Hi Mike been out of the hobby for 30 years or more. A lot has changed LOL. Saving money to get some co2s but until thin been using liquid co2 . What do you think about it is it worth the money?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+donald kerr I personally after using it and not using it think it's a waste.

What plants can you have in your aquarium that gold fish with destroy

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Water sprite

@johnwheeler9088

5 жыл бұрын

@@MASSAquariums thank you

is hornwort easy for beginners to

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. Very easy

I have a 55 gallon tank and would like to put some Dwarf Sagittaria.in it do I have to put substrate in it or can it just put it in my rocks I also have African cichlids in my tank

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

You need substrate yes and African Cichlids will probably eat it

@fishguyJones

6 жыл бұрын

Are there any plants that I could put in my tank that they will not eat

Just got a 55 gallon put all the plant u said

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Nice

Hi I have a 15 gal. tank with live bearer fish PH.7.5 water is hard 160 nitrate is very low my Java Moss is black looks dead what can I do to correct this problem? Thank You.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Mosses usually can survive most conditions. Try putting some wood in the tank

which plant can I put in gravel

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+bishoraj pandit all of these

so dwarf sag is just basically a shorter version of jungle val?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Kind of

great so the other day added 3 new plants to my aquarium got rid of plastic ones added recommende dosage to my tank still all good. yesterday went out and brought some roots to make it look even more natural looks great. come home from work today and my 3 firemouths are looking all lethargic and my 3 convicts don't look to lively either. could it be plant food i added? roots? any answers please????

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Did you boil the driftwood?

@robertellis3034

5 жыл бұрын

one thing i did'nt do was clean the wood before i put it in. was to keen. i have just done a 10 percent water change and cleaned the wood. pissed that i did'nt even think of cleaning it!!!!

@robertellis3034

5 жыл бұрын

the wood i bought is called azalea root if that helps?

Can we get some reference pictures

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+Tsab Bee Vaj sure on google images. Hahaha😜

I try planting nice plants in my aquarium but my bristle nose pleco always digs it up. What should I do? :)

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Bristle nose shouldn't dig them up. Are you sure that is the type of pleco. If so get rid of him. Haha

Hello, I love your KZread channel and thought that you may be able to answer this question I have, and haven't been able to figure out. So I have a 55 gallon tank with a Coralife T5 HO quad fixture, with a Co2 system! I bought a few bunches on Rotala Rotundifolia at my LFS about a year ago and it has grown quite large and spread. But it has turned from a beautiful Reddish Orange, to totally green. I've been dosing 5ml of Iron once a week, but that hasn't really been helping, so just wasn't sure what you would do to fix that problem!! I would really appreciate the help. -Matthew Dyer

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Reds are hard to keep red. Try upping your iron and get some root tabs. It may take awhile to get it dialed in

@MattsTanks

8 жыл бұрын

Alright, thanks you MASS Aquariums

Can I put these plants in a turtle aquarium? Is it ok for them to eat?

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Should be

2nd, Got some new jungle val about 2 months ago. I run a low tech 75 and usually do pretty well with plants and val in general. My issue is the value I have now is propagating like crazy but I'm not seeing much vertical growth. I'm thinking lighting might be my issue, I have twin flora suns in there right now but that's only 64 total watts. Any ideas?

@brendanbrieaddy9877

8 жыл бұрын

Actually I'll just ask point blank, what type of light hood would you recommend for a low tech 75? I basically only have ever kept your 10 easy plants so I don't need any "high light" set up or anything fancy. I'm trying not to break the bank either, (famous last words). I saw the review on the ST International 48 in quad t5 setup, that looks cool but I'm scared of what the price tag was...

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

It's a great light. You can go LED ALSO finnex

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

To much light makes them not grow vertical. It keeps them low

@brendanbrieaddy9877

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums Alright, cool. Did a bunch of research last night and kinda "pre-picked out" the Finnex 24/7 planted plus set up. This confirms my suspicions that I was on the right track with that. Thanks man!

Does adding fresh water aquarium salt to a planted tank affect any plants?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. I would add to much.

tell me what are the plants those servival in sand substrate

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Any low tech plant will be fine

@PavanKumar-oq6lf

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums bacopa caroliniana does servival

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Yes

Hey is the Java moss your using a certain type?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Nope. Just plain old Java moss

@juggernautreptiles

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums Thanks!

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

👍

does java mass servival in the high light

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Yes. No problem.

@PavanKumar-oq6lf

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums thanks

Will tree moss grow in an aquarium

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+Chris Leslie I don't think so

how to set heater in low tech plant with molly and gourami fish what should be temperature ?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

78-82 F

@vaibhavpatel1892

7 жыл бұрын

Sir jungle val and vallisneria gigantea both are same or not ?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@vaibhavpatel1892

7 жыл бұрын

Both are same ?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Hello there, silly newbie question, i have a 150lt aquarium, has been running for 6/8 weeks and all is going well. Fish are settled, even had fry appear, (which i'm taking to be a good sign??) momentarily,i say momentarily as the other Platys ate them! But i digress. have a Java fern on driftwood that the platys seem to find to be a simply irresistible appetiser! is this normal behaviour for platys?

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Hmmmnever seen platys eat plants

@russellwilliamson6646

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, well that is a little disconcerting, i can assure you the ones i have are doing so, they attacked it with great gusto. What was a healthy java fern is now looking rather poor.

@russellwilliamson6646

7 жыл бұрын

correction, i beg your pardon, java moss, (told you i was a tad inexperienced.)