Hello all,
Some facts: 30 Gallon Tank, AquaClear 110 Filter (with powerhead canister on filter intake), gravel/black sand/fluval stratum substrate. DIY CO2 (powerhead diffusion). Cycling couple plants and some moss balls at the moment.
I just recently got into the hobby and may have gotten in a bit over my head. Long story short, I'm running a 30 gallon tank with an Aqua clear 110. Fearing the weight of the filter against the glass, I manufactured a wooden 2x4 platform secured to the base of my stand to support the filter. This posed the problem of the filter outtake. Doing some research on how to reduce output flow I came up with a PVC spraybar in attempts to fix this problem. Needless to say I still need to adjust the height of the filter but the spraybar works for the most part but there's still some current pushing the plants around.
I'm working on getting some dirftwood / rocks in there soon enough, maybe that'll help a bit.
My questions are:
Is there too much surface agitation / current in my tank at the moment?
Any suggestions to further cut output / input flow?
Should I look into fishes that thrive in turbulent currents?
Also, in terms of lighting Im running 2, 25W aqua glo's. Should I switch to 2 30W Marine Glo's I have kicking around? I'm trying to go for some decent plant growth. Cheers!
Halp!
Some facts: 30 Gallon Tank, AquaClear 110 Filter (with powerhead canister on filter intake), gravel/black sand/fluval stratum substrate. DIY CO2 (powerhead diffusion). Cycling couple plants and some moss balls at the moment.
I just recently got into the hobby and may have gotten in a bit over my head. Long story short, I'm running a 30 gallon tank with an Aqua clear 110. Fearing the weight of the filter against the glass, I manufactured a wooden 2x4 platform secured to the base of my stand to support the filter. This posed the problem of the filter outtake. Doing some research on how to reduce output flow I came up with a PVC spraybar in attempts to fix this problem. Needless to say I still need to adjust the height of the filter but the spraybar works for the most part but there's still some current pushing the plants around.
I'm working on getting some dirftwood / rocks in there soon enough, maybe that'll help a bit.
My questions are:
Is there too much surface agitation / current in my tank at the moment?
Any suggestions to further cut output / input flow?
Should I look into fishes that thrive in turbulent currents?
Also, in terms of lighting Im running 2, 25W aqua glo's. Should I switch to 2 30W Marine Glo's I have kicking around? I'm trying to go for some decent plant growth. Cheers!
Halp!