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What is required
for beautiful plants?

The following 3 factors must be in balance: light, CO₂ and nutrition. The factor that is least available in this 3-unit limits plant growth and thus creates room for algae growth.

Modern LED lighting can meet the light requirements of plants. When buying lamps, pay attention to the PAR value of the lighting, which is the light your plants use for growth. We recommend PAR +200.

CO₂ should be administered with a CO₂ system. Colombo has various systems for every size aquarium and budget. Install a Colombo CO₂ indicator to make sure you always have the optimum CO₂ level in your aquarium.

Proper nutrition starts with a good nutrient bed when you set up your aquarium with Colombo Nutribase and/or Florabase, for example.

However, the substrate mainly transfers nutrients to the roots, and aquarium plants in particular get a lot of nutrition from the water. The Colombo Flora Plant system is made to ensure that you always have the right amount of nutrients in the water.

In the water, 3 nutrients are important for aquarium plants: N (nitrogen), P(phosphorus) and Fe+(iron plus). Fe+ contains all the other nutrients important for plants such as iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, cobalt, boron and many others. If you keep these 3 groups in the right concentration in your aquarium, your plants will be able to grow optimally.