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Hello,
You're advised to save your energy. a 50% water change 2X-3X per week for the first month or so is all that is necessary. It won't hurt to do this more frequently but water changes get seriously boring very quickly.

Cheers,
 
ceg4048 said:
Hello,
You're advised to save your energy. a 50% water change 2X-3X per week for the first month or so is all that is necessary. It won't hurt to do this more frequently but water changes get seriously boring very quickly.

Cheers,
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I see... 2 to 3x of water change per week sounds good to me. I prefer to do that than daily water changes. Thank you for the advise. (^.^)
 
tinthree said:
I see... 2 to 3x of water change per week sounds good to me. I prefer to do that than daily water changes. Thank you for the advise. (^.^)
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Also remember that water changes in a planted tank is a more than just replacing the water. One of the more important features is to clean the surface of the plant leaves of slime dirt and debris, and that allows the plants to breathe with much more efficiency. See the bottom half of this post (the thread deals with an unrelated subject but I discussed the water change in that particular post)
http://ukaps.org/forum/threads/algae-problems-help-please.6331/page-2#post-72428

Cheers,
 
Thanks for attaching the thread Clive.
 
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Third day update:

Tank's h20 has finally gone clearer.
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Micranthemum Monte Carlo
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Spiky moss
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Anubias nana bonsai
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Alternathera reineckii mini
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Staurogyne repens
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Ludwigia palustris red
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Lime green colour that I always try to attain prior to lights on.
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UP Acrylic CO2 Aquarium Diffuser.
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Under the cabinet light has been installed for easy maintenance.
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Plugs have also been labelled so I won't get confused during maintenance.
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Then my tools have been organised as well.
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That's all for today. :)
 
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Looking extremely organised and putting many of us to shame lol...
The only thing I would change is to mount the plug sockets up high in your cabinet to allow a drip loop in your cables and to get them out the way for when you are doing filter maintenance. You don't want any water getting in there!
 
ldcgroomer said:
Looking extremely organised and putting many of us to shame lol...
The only thing I would change is to mount the plug sockets up high in your cabinet to allow a drip loop in your cables and to get them out the way for when you are doing filter maintenance. You don't want any water getting in there!
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Sounds like a good plan. I'll look into it and see where the best place is for mounting the plug sockets. ;)
 
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I also managed to mount the plug sockets high up as advised by Lindy which I think is better.

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I also bought a ph pen to help me in balancing the co2 in my tank as I'm trying to get a drop of 1 prior to lights on and throughout the photoperiod. This is a real challenge at the mo.
 
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