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How to start an aquarium: what to buy and how to set it up

A step-by-step guide for beginners: choosing a tank, the equipment you need, substrate, plants, and cycling the aquarium before adding fish.

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Choose the aquarium
Equipment you need
Substrate and plants
Cycling the aquarium

Plants
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Aquarium plants without CO2: 10 easy plants for beginners
Which aquarium plants grow well without added CO2 and under a standard light: Anubias, Java fern, Cryptocoryne, mosses and fast stem plants.
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CO2
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CO2 in the aquarium: do you need it and how to choose a system
When an aquarium needs added CO2, how cylinder and bio systems work, how to set the amount and check it with a drop checker.
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