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I'm not sure about using fertilisers, won't they just feed the algae too. I'm thinking of just waiting to see how the plants do without them for now.

Just a thought, I'm happy with my tank, but I've been wondering about LED lights. Do any of you have experience with them, especially the ones that let you adjust different shades of light?

This is all the info I can find on the tube. The packaging says 18w, but it doesn't give a Kelvin rating.

If I remove the partition, direct sunlight will hit the tank. I've got an 18 watt fluorescent tube for lighting. You're referring to pH, right? I think it was 7.5 last time I checked the water tests.

I'm curious about the Anubias not being a true aquatic plant, what do you mean by that? I've always been told direct sunlight on a tank is a recipe for algae disaster, that's why I've got it shaded during the day.

Thanks Nick and Colin for the info. Just switched to real plants two weeks ago, and so far, so good. Got Anubis calaforatia, Echinodorus bleheri, and another one that looks like Echinodorus Tricolor, but I'm not entirely sure.

As you can see in the photo, I block direct sunlight during the day ...

I've got a 70 ltr tank, all water tests are perfect, but I was wondering - do I really need to add aquarium plant fertilizer/nutrients?

Thanks for all the responses, really appreciate it. I'm doing a water change this morning. I was wondering, when you guys have pregnant fish, do you keep them separate or just leave them in the main tank as normal.

I put one of my mollys in a separate tank thinking she was expecting, we've had a few mollys have babies before but this one's way bigger, it looks like it's about to burst. I'm unsure if she's actually pregnant or if something's wrong with her due to her size.

Considering a switch from gravel to soil in my 2.5x1 foot tank, just wondering what volume I'd need - anyone got a rough idea on litres?