Re: Starting a planted tank
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Originally Posted by trouble93
This brings me to another question about KH and GH I'll be using RO water. Will eather of these become an issue? And is this the same cyano you would see in a salt water tank? If so that would be a algae problem it would be a bacterial issue right? I just about have all I need to get started I'm still waiting on the hood it should be finshed tomorrow or Monday. So I think I'll go a head and start laying my substrate. In addition to co2 can I add like a bubble wand as well? And should I add carbon right away to clear up any cloudiness I may have?
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I don't use RO/DI water in any of my planted tanks. With ro/di you may have to add stuff to bring kh and gh up. and the plants filter out the nasties like copper.
The cyano is very similiar to saltwater cyano but obviously a FW version. True to the name in FW it is actually a blue green color. And it is a slime on the plants and grass. And yes it is a bacteria. Still I just kill the lights to fight it. It does show up when nitrates drop down to 0 and some FW planted type actually dose nitrates to help keep the plants thriving.
Yes you can add a bubble want if you want too.
carbon and water polishers and diatomous earth filters will clear up cloudy tanks. But all I do in kill the lights untill it clears.
my late .02
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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden
Last edited by beaslbob : 12-30-2009 at 12:21 AM.
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