I have been looking at the ADA tanks a lot recently on youtube 'ADA View' plus some other photos. That lead me to think about the flow rates, algae and co2 and lighting used on them.
They only have 1 lily pipe on one side creating not a huge amount of flow around the tank, the co2 doesnt get washed all around the tank by the flow and just constantly rises to the surface, yet the plants inside the tanks seem to be pearling and oxygenating like crazy?
Does the lack of flow not induce algae because of dead spots and the co2 not getting all around the tank? They always seem to look so perfect and nice without adding nitrogen to keep algae away either?
I also found that when I added a lily pipe onto my tank that the flow was reduced significantly because the slots in the inflow pipe to the filter are so small.
Any thoughts or opinions, etc on this one? Thanks.
They only have 1 lily pipe on one side creating not a huge amount of flow around the tank, the co2 doesnt get washed all around the tank by the flow and just constantly rises to the surface, yet the plants inside the tanks seem to be pearling and oxygenating like crazy?
Does the lack of flow not induce algae because of dead spots and the co2 not getting all around the tank? They always seem to look so perfect and nice without adding nitrogen to keep algae away either?
I also found that when I added a lily pipe onto my tank that the flow was reduced significantly because the slots in the inflow pipe to the filter are so small.
Any thoughts or opinions, etc on this one? Thanks.