Will buying plants for my aquarium make the water nasty and have lots of algae?

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PeeTee

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The plants should compete with the algae for nutrients,but keeping the tank clean is your job.
 
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bettachris

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no, live aquarium plants do great things for the water. They help act as a natural filter and provide extra oxygen to the water.

Not all aquarium plants need to be scary. what i mean is, they arent as hard as some people think they are. While some plants do better in high lighting and co2 systems. plants like java ferns, moss, some swords ... will do fine in general set-us.

look into java ferns for a 10 gallon.
 
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Confused

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Live plants help to remove nitrates from the water,and in a 10 gallon,you will need all the help you can get in doing this.They will not incourage algae growth.
 
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stulisa42

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Actually it will do the opposite. When you put in live plants they use the nutrients from the water and fish waste, making the tank cleaner, and 'eating' up the nutrients that allow algae to thrive.
 
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chris

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No, the plants will actually help you, they provide oxygen on day time, they absobr nitrates and phostphates. Yes, I have heard that they turn the water green, but this is probably because of too much sunlght. Plant also actually help since they absorb all the nutrients that algae need to survive.
 
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cassy

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No, plants are very benefical to a aquariumn.
Whats causes Algae, is 2 things, to much light albeith sunlight or tnk lights (left on to long.) or not enough enough light. You always gets some algae build up, but if you keep your tank clean, it should be no problem.
Plants are good for the water, fish to hide in and nibbble at.
 
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