Thanks again Clive, I'm so glad you are still around on this forum!
Tomorrow I will be adding the buffers to increase the alkalinity KH as you have suggested. There are 400 litres in this tank and it is a closed top. The outlets from the two filters are about an inch below the surface and each pointed at the front glass at a very slight angle, one to the left and one to the right. Even an inch below the surface there is still a fair bit of water agitation at the surface, so there may be a slight gassing off of the CO2. But I expect this to lessen over time as the output from the filters reduces slightly.
There are signs of new leaves forming and sprouting from the Crypts. But one plant I thought I would give a try is a Didiplis Diandra, this has melted completely into oblivion and I don't think there will be any re-emergence of this plant, so £5.99 gone to waste.
I am not planning to add any large structural plants such as Amazon Swords this time around because they just get far too big. I have got 10 Giant Vallis plants running along the back which are doing really well.
I will keep the LED light setting on low, sunny with cloudy intervals, kept on for six hours a day and see how things go..
Updates to follow.
Cheers,
Steve
Tomorrow I will be adding the buffers to increase the alkalinity KH as you have suggested. There are 400 litres in this tank and it is a closed top. The outlets from the two filters are about an inch below the surface and each pointed at the front glass at a very slight angle, one to the left and one to the right. Even an inch below the surface there is still a fair bit of water agitation at the surface, so there may be a slight gassing off of the CO2. But I expect this to lessen over time as the output from the filters reduces slightly.
There are signs of new leaves forming and sprouting from the Crypts. But one plant I thought I would give a try is a Didiplis Diandra, this has melted completely into oblivion and I don't think there will be any re-emergence of this plant, so £5.99 gone to waste.
I am not planning to add any large structural plants such as Amazon Swords this time around because they just get far too big. I have got 10 Giant Vallis plants running along the back which are doing really well.
I will keep the LED light setting on low, sunny with cloudy intervals, kept on for six hours a day and see how things go..
Updates to follow.
Cheers,
Steve