5 steps to create a beautiful and lush garden style aquarium

Here are the 5 things you need to do to make your aquarium plants thrive.

My tank pictures below text.

Most people are not going to be willing to take these steps, but I do these things and you can see the results in the pictures on this page.

Very few people will see this webpage, but if you’re here, here you go. 

Important steps if you want a beautiful planted garden style aquarium.

1. 

Add pressurized CO2 (How to do this videos here)

2. 

Add enough lights to have a very bright aquarium. I have three bright Hygger lights on my 75 gallon tank. I.E. Very bright.

3. 

Leave the very bright lights on for about 6 hours per day. No more, no less.

4. 

Use only reverse osmosis water. 100% reverse osmosis water.

5. 

Change about 20% of the water in the aquarium each week.

Here’s what happens if you do all 5:

Authors 75 gallon aquarium. Picture taken December, 2024. Tap picture to view high res. full size image. 

30-gallon no substrate aquarium. Java Fern only