Kessil

Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

Darkxerox said:
Looks great for just a week! Things have changed so much in the freshwater space since I last did it. I always remember nitrite being the problem in FW, how's that looking?
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I agree on changes! Last tank around 2000 there was only info in books and not that much. I did a planted tank but had no idea what I was doing lol's. Plus, technology has so improved. I've had no nitrites. At all. I went right to nitrates. I seeded the canister filter with 2 bags of media from the other tank so I think it almost instantly cycled the tank. The ammonia I'm getting has to be from the soil as I have nitrates. Had cloudy water for about 2 days. In part from the tetra starter I used in the water I think. Fish all seem very happy. I'm seeing some monte carlo stems getting taller. Have to tell myself no trimming yet. I'll let it get a lot more lush first. I think the rotala has also grown and the lobilia
 
a bit of frustration today. took the oase prefilter out to clean the sponges. didn't know that the bottom piece fell out. didn't sound right. took it apart again, and then completely apart. found the piece at the bottom. Put it back together. still not sounding right. this time, took baskets out and on the bottom was the gasket... Now it sounds right. But there is a lot of "debri in the water and I'm watching it bypass the lily intake---goes behind. redid the placements and we'll see but it doesn't seem to be sucking hard enough, though the output is fine.

added the oase surface skimmer from old set up to see if that helps. If nothing, it hadds flow in a different level as the lily pipe aims at surface. This one is good for up to 92 gal. Will give it a try before trying the larger size. If this is still an issue, might have to ditch the lily pipes. Or add a hob filter which I really on't want to do. I do have one but... If I add my other canister filter, I think that might be too much flow. It's a cascade 12 or 1500

I have good flow. Makes a nice circle around tank. With fish and shrimp arriving (amanos tomorrow) I need good filtration

any suggestions or advice gladly accepted.

Oh, got diatoms and a bit of glass algae behind the lily pipes. So tank is progressing and corys picking at algae on driftwood
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