I had a planted tank a few years ago, but despite my best efforts, everything went wrong.
I added more flow, better lighting, added CO2 and starting making my own ferts, but no matter what I tried, I couldn't get my algae problem under control. It ended in a rather depressing manner and I sold the tank.
I had kept fish before in my old house, several fresh water and a 5ft reef tank, with little to no problems. The main difference was that I was not on a water meter and I had my own RO unit.
I know the water in my part of England is rather hard.
"Your water hardness
271 mg/l CaCO₃
19.00 English degrees or degrees clar
k27.14 French degrees
15.20 German degrees
2.71 mmol/l
15.20 Grains per US gallon
19.00 Grains per British Gallon
This means your water is classified as hard"
http://cdn.southeastwater.co.uk/Files/West Ashford.pdf
I'm tempted to get a RO unit and have another go at a planted tank, but this time I want to try a nano tank, around 5 gallons.Main reason is to keep costs down, incase I fail.
I have a few questions though.
Can anyone recommend a small RO unit for the job? Something that can attach to my taps, instead of tapping into a pipe.
What products do people use to put minerals back into their RO?
I've seen some people do it, but how hard is it to run a low tech tank, i.e no filter?
Are there any plant guides out there for nano tanks without CO2? I love carpet plants, but my last experiment with glossostigma was disastrous.
Are there any kits tanks out there worth the money, or should I be looking to buy everything seperately?
I added more flow, better lighting, added CO2 and starting making my own ferts, but no matter what I tried, I couldn't get my algae problem under control. It ended in a rather depressing manner and I sold the tank.
I had kept fish before in my old house, several fresh water and a 5ft reef tank, with little to no problems. The main difference was that I was not on a water meter and I had my own RO unit.
I know the water in my part of England is rather hard.
"Your water hardness
271 mg/l CaCO₃
19.00 English degrees or degrees clar
k27.14 French degrees
15.20 German degrees
2.71 mmol/l
15.20 Grains per US gallon
19.00 Grains per British Gallon
This means your water is classified as hard"
http://cdn.southeastwater.co.uk/Files/West Ashford.pdf
I'm tempted to get a RO unit and have another go at a planted tank, but this time I want to try a nano tank, around 5 gallons.Main reason is to keep costs down, incase I fail.
I have a few questions though.
Can anyone recommend a small RO unit for the job? Something that can attach to my taps, instead of tapping into a pipe.
What products do people use to put minerals back into their RO?
I've seen some people do it, but how hard is it to run a low tech tank, i.e no filter?
Are there any plant guides out there for nano tanks without CO2? I love carpet plants, but my last experiment with glossostigma was disastrous.
Are there any kits tanks out there worth the money, or should I be looking to buy everything seperately?