Re: Starting a planted tank
I will be using T5 ho bulbs but I'm waiting for my hood to get finished. So right now I'm using about 30watts of light. On the bottom I have a thin layer of peat moss a thin layer of sand and gravel on top of that. The air stone for the co2 right now is on the bottom of the tank. I just ordered a glass diffuser and when I add that, it will be right next to the intake of my canister filter. I do have a bubble wand under the sand so there is always oxygen being added as-well. I have not tested for Gh/Kh yet but I do have a test kit and PH at last test was 7.2. And as far as the gold fish and the pleco goes they are a must keep. If it wasn't for them my wife wouldn't have given me the go ahead to redo her tank. All and all tank's is doing well no cloudiness no algae and for the most part the pleco stays out of the planted area and have not seen the gold fish nipping at all. I will be using ro water because I don't trust our city water around here. One plant has some yellowing on some of the leaves do to some mishaps in the beginning, but everything else is nice and green.
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