plant

So I've had a few silk plants from the Dollar store in my fishroom for some time. They don't have any metal - only plastic and silk... and they look pretty nice (kind of like ivy). Anyone else use these? I could test it on a fish but wanted to see if anyone already uses them... I'll...

I have some question about my luck with plants. I have never has any luck keeping plants more than 1 month. Slowly , they all died....rooting away...what have I done wrong? They all slowly turn brownish, kind of rotting away and then die! I am using the CF lights. How long do I should have it...

I am looking for local store with a good plant selection. Down here in Southern Maryland we only have Petco and Petsmart which don't have much.

My gal has a 29 gal w a few fish in it, and just a conventional light strip (no idea what is in it and I'm traveling so I can't check). Tap water is conditioned and used in the tank, it has a pH of 7.8-8.0, and the temp is at 78-80. Tank height is 18" Tank has a few small angelfish in it and...