Hey all,
I love this website, I have not found another yet that shows the 'how to's' of a planted tank than this one!
So...... I want to start over in my tank. I have had it a year or so now and have through trial and error worked out what I want in the tank.
Currently I have a sand substrate which works wonders for the fast growing stem plants, however, that said, I am no gardener when it comes to these types of plants and therefore they tend to clutter up my tank very quick and I end up messing almost everything up trying to thin them out.
So.... I want to go for some more broad leaved plants, something along the lines of Swords and wider. However, I understand that these types ofplants tend to be rather 'hungry' when it comes to nutrition. And its this that brings me to my problem - I have nothing underneath my sand.
I have just ordered all the relevant parts to make my own home 'FE CO2 system' as described in that fantastic tutorial (just hope I dont blow my head off in the process). So I figured that this would be a good time to start over.
I do not want to do a full cycle again as I already have fish, so the plan was to keep at least 50% of the water and all of the filter media, which in my view would equate to a hearty water change.
Is there a best practice when doing what I want to do?
Also.... I do like the sand, but I didn't anticipate the amount of poop on view from the fish. Is there something else I can add to the sand to disguise this a little?
Also.... whats considered the best substrate right now?
Regards
Lee
I love this website, I have not found another yet that shows the 'how to's' of a planted tank than this one!
So...... I want to start over in my tank. I have had it a year or so now and have through trial and error worked out what I want in the tank.
Currently I have a sand substrate which works wonders for the fast growing stem plants, however, that said, I am no gardener when it comes to these types of plants and therefore they tend to clutter up my tank very quick and I end up messing almost everything up trying to thin them out.
So.... I want to go for some more broad leaved plants, something along the lines of Swords and wider. However, I understand that these types ofplants tend to be rather 'hungry' when it comes to nutrition. And its this that brings me to my problem - I have nothing underneath my sand.
I have just ordered all the relevant parts to make my own home 'FE CO2 system' as described in that fantastic tutorial (just hope I dont blow my head off in the process). So I figured that this would be a good time to start over.
I do not want to do a full cycle again as I already have fish, so the plan was to keep at least 50% of the water and all of the filter media, which in my view would equate to a hearty water change.
Is there a best practice when doing what I want to do?
Also.... I do like the sand, but I didn't anticipate the amount of poop on view from the fish. Is there something else I can add to the sand to disguise this a little?
Also.... whats considered the best substrate right now?
Regards
Lee