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You see when I switched off my CO2 the DC turned back to blue! That is why I reacted with surprise when DC turned green after so many month :shock:

I have 2cm deep potting soil layer which according to Diana will give lots of CO2 in such set-ups (less light because of the floating plants) Yes, this could be it since I have never changed it since started. I didn't even remove the 2 HOB filters nor the ceramic disc CO2 diffuser, as stated...

Hi all, long time no see :D howyalldoin' ?! Thanks to some very stressful time in my professional life (which also effected my private life) I neglected all my planted aquariums for a long time now (approx 8 month). Beside feeding the fish and occasionally removing some overgrown plants...

Thanks to Diana Walstad we do understand the substrate (and its importance) much better now and I thank her for that book. But what I don't agree with is overfeeding the fish so plants could get the required nutrients. She stated that plants don't need extra fertilisation via fertilisers. Then...

In my experience the most important thing is the preparation of the soil before flooding the tank. I advice you to use the Barr's Dry Start Method for cycling the soil. People usually get severe Thread/Hair algae problems in the first few month in such tanks. But most of them did start too soon...