What plants can live in Hardwater (Well Water)

[Tooie32]

Hi I need some help on finding some live freshwater plants for my aquarium that can survive in hardwater well water.

Right know I have Guppies that are currently live in my aquarium but I plan to have more different spieces later on after I have some live plants that will make my aquarium look better no fakes.

Can you guys help me out?

[AngelMom]

I don't think the hardness of the water makes that much difference to most aquarium plants. We have fairly hard water (260 ppm out of the tap) and mine do fine with that, though I do also throw driftwood in the tanks to help soften the water a bit. If there are particular plants you want to have, you can check their requirements out at Plant Geek (www.plantgeek.net) in their plant guide ... they will list any sensitivities the plants may have towards water conditions. ;)

[Tooie32]

Thanks I do have some plants that I have been wanting in my aquarium some I did bought already but didn't survive at first I didn't know why untill I found an Aquarium Plants Encyclopedia and found out that the water I use lacks carbon dioxide so I have to get one of those CO2 things.

Also in the book it said to put in a substrate , sustrate heater, then sand, nutrient clay substrate and the Gravel of your choice from a petstore. I am not sure if thats really required for all plants or just some of them.

If I don't have to make one then I'll get the plants of my choice to make an aquascape for my 29 gallon aquarium ya wood will be added to my aquarium also.

[oscarbartoni]

You can go with carbon dioxide or go with Flourish excel that will give your plants the carbon that they need. If you have not set up the tank yet then I would put a piece of Styrofoam under the tank (for insulation as well as keeping imperfections of the stand from causing a stress crack and failure of the tank). That way you will not need the undergravel heater , you can use it if you really want to but I do not think that it is necessary.
You also need to have light that are of the right kind for your plants, some plants don't need as much light as others. If you are growing low light plants then you do not need to worry too much about the carbon dioxide as you need to be concerned when having high light needing plants.