Hi there
I'm new to aquariums still, had my tank set up for about a month now and everythings growing in really nicely
It's a 15 gal (of which about 10gal is actually water after the substrates and driftwood) and thus far i've been using an internal power filter and a waterfall filter, but i'm working on a DIY canister filter to eschew any aesthetic unpleasantness. The new filter is 1.3L, ample space for me to add lots of goodies and move past the basic mechanical filtration i've been running thus far. I want to have ceramic rings (about 500ml worth) and a small bag of purigen to help with the tannins from the driftwood. I recently read though that in a planted tank I should avoid biological filtration which removes the nitrates and ammonia that the horticultural inhabitants would otherwise use. Thoughts?
In terms of fertilisation im using a lesser known product called Plantamin by Tetra. I'm not sure of the composition but i know it has macros like potassium along with trace nutrients like iron and manganese, it's been working well so far, but there are no nitrates or phosphates
Finally I'm getting two nano CO2 diffusers in a few days and I want to set up twin DIY injection. Is it safe to leave these diffusers in after lights out? During the day the plants are treated to sunlight in addition to 3900 lumens of 6500K from a compact fluorescent (works out to about 5wpg?) so im assuming the plants squeeze every last drop of CO2 out of the water, maybe the nocturnal buildup wont be so bad, thoughts?
I know it's been wordy, I just wanted to give you the best idea of my situation, thanks!
I'm new to aquariums still, had my tank set up for about a month now and everythings growing in really nicely
It's a 15 gal (of which about 10gal is actually water after the substrates and driftwood) and thus far i've been using an internal power filter and a waterfall filter, but i'm working on a DIY canister filter to eschew any aesthetic unpleasantness. The new filter is 1.3L, ample space for me to add lots of goodies and move past the basic mechanical filtration i've been running thus far. I want to have ceramic rings (about 500ml worth) and a small bag of purigen to help with the tannins from the driftwood. I recently read though that in a planted tank I should avoid biological filtration which removes the nitrates and ammonia that the horticultural inhabitants would otherwise use. Thoughts?
In terms of fertilisation im using a lesser known product called Plantamin by Tetra. I'm not sure of the composition but i know it has macros like potassium along with trace nutrients like iron and manganese, it's been working well so far, but there are no nitrates or phosphates
Finally I'm getting two nano CO2 diffusers in a few days and I want to set up twin DIY injection. Is it safe to leave these diffusers in after lights out? During the day the plants are treated to sunlight in addition to 3900 lumens of 6500K from a compact fluorescent (works out to about 5wpg?) so im assuming the plants squeeze every last drop of CO2 out of the water, maybe the nocturnal buildup wont be so bad, thoughts?
I know it's been wordy, I just wanted to give you the best idea of my situation, thanks!