Growing Easy Aquarium Plants for Profit, A Setup Guide for a Home Aquatic Plant Farm Tank

Let's walk through the setup for a 40 breeder aquarium designed for growing easy aquatic plants super fast with a "plants for profit" style tank. This guide takes you through the full setup, from the tank size to substrate, lighting, plant selection, filtration, and CO2. Stock it with your favorite "plant-friendly" fish and enjoy the fruits of your labor month after month.
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[@tjautocross]

We don’t know each other very well, but I bet you were pretty tough on yourself and worked to keep making this better. I want you to know that you make some of my favorite videos. Your mix of education, top quality videography, and humor is incredible. I’d even say addictive. You have serious gifts you give to the Fish Fam and I’m grateful to be able to see it. Thanks Stephen!!!

[@StephenP2003]

TJ, I appreciate this comment so much. You're absolutely right that I was tough on myself the entire time, and never felt it was complete. This one even more than usual. Thank you for the kind words! The positivity is what keeps me going!

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

@@StephenP2003 A man that don't beat around the bush ha ha ha I just found your video & replayed it twice cause, I love the way you explain what plant's you had & how they grow & didn't yell or talk too fast, all in all a great educated video without a lot of fillers, thank you for your time & knowledge just subscribed to the channel for more of your plant knowledge.

[@sghettinona]

Agree! & I like that you take the time and effort to be kind and reassuring to others. You are an Interesting person.

[@MysterySnailGuardians]

SNAILED IT 🐌

[@StephenP2003]

😉

[@aquaticfanaticsuk]

Really enjoyed that video, mate! I didn't realise you could get a GH booster with K in it. I want this tank so bad, I'm gonna have to set up something similar!

[@kelleyforeman]

[@StephenP2003]

Meow!

[@stargypsysoul604]

I’m starting a 40 gal breeder for just plants shrimp snails. Because over the next few years I want to fill my built in shelves with planted fish/Aquascapes 👏🏼👏🏼

[@mirekt9521]

What TJ said... Thanks Stephen!

[@TheNanoAquariumGuy]

Awesome Video! Now I want more plants!! 😆

[@tkaquascaping3945]

Love this video! I’ve got a 40 breeder that I’m working on turning into a plant farm. I really enjoyed how you were both entertaining and super educational! Thanks.

[@kelleyforeman]

Awesome job!! I am thrilled to be sharecropping this tank!!

[@manestailsfurandfins]

Another Awesome Video Stephen.

[@CryptKeeperAquatics]

Good info! Thank you for sharing!

[@Jeffdoeswhat]

I do that with convict cichlids. But they now are hard to giveaway.

[@StephenP2003]

Everybody wants plants though! 😂

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Planted it. 💕💕Thank you Sir for sharing. Awesome video.👏👏👏👏

[@RazoE]

Love your style. Subscribed 👍🏻

[@StephenP2003]

Thank you!

[@ScottyAquatty]

Wish I had a plant problem love the setup.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

Good info, thank you! Any update on the white plants?

[@StephenP2003]

The lagenandra meeboldii red? They melted back completely, and then suddenly out of no where one of them started regrowing! They grow extremely slow, even in co2. Slower than buce, anubias, or crypts even.

[@DidisFINDen]

Again Stephen, so much knowledge being shared in an interesting way. love this!!!

[@GreggsPlantedTanks]

Awesome video thanks for sharing!

[@MN-cz4rp]

Thank you for doing this video. So inspiring 😊

[@burisngag7529]

Haha awesome man 💪🏽

[@Muppet92954]

Awesome video, enjoyable to watch and learned some stuff 😁

[@StephenP2003]

Awesome, thank you!

[@BrookleyBell]

Hell yeah 😎

[@StephenP2003]

Finally, right?!

[@fishiemon64]

I had to watch it again i like it 👀✌🏽👍🏽

[@ErikWhyRock]

❤❤❤❤

[@Snoochie-Booch]

Hey StephenP, thanks for the plants man. Haven't tried bacopa, it's growing great. I wanted to ask when I trim it will it split into two at the cut like most stem plants? Also what kind of bacopa did you send me? Hope your having a great weekend man.

[@StephenP2003]

It's bacopa caroliniana, and yep you propagate just like any stem plant!

[@Snoochie-Booch]

@@StephenP2003 so it grows back double when cut at the base?

[@StephenP2003]

@@Snoochie-Booch usually it does, yes.

[@camerica7400]

Where do you find such a wide variety of plants?

[@StephenP2003]

Most of them came from aquarium Co-op, buceplant, friends of mine, and my local fish store.

[@kilrkitty0818]

Can we talk about how Adorable This Thumbnail is 🥰 you need to me a plant monster for Halloween 💯🔥. If you didn't do CO2 would you have done anything different?

[@StephenP2003]

Without CO2, the only thing I might've done differently is the lighting. I would've use the same lights, but dim them down a couple notches and go with a shorter photoperiod at first. I would also have to plant the stems a little farther apart so they didn't get too leggy. Everything would just be slower.

[@midwestaquascaping2588]

Don’t rinse the substrate!