Hey everyone, I have a planted 40 gallon breeder with low light plants.
I added them only a couple days ago and I dont have any fish yet. They appear to be doing fine but it has only been a few days so it is hard to say.
Anyways, I have been thinking of adding more "hardware" to the tank to make sure it is all set for when I get the fish in there. I keep reading about powerheads and co2 but I am not sure if I should get either.
As for the powerhead, I have an eheim canister 2213 with the spraybar located on the side of the tank, with the intake on the opposite side. There is some movement in my tank, but I dont really know what is a good amount and what is not. I do have some film on the top of the water on the side opposite the spray bar. Will a powerhead be good for plants and should I get one?
As for Co2, the spraybar from my eheim produces a good amount of rippling on the surface of my water so I am afraid if I get some co2 I will lose it all from the surface agitation. I am also afraid that if I add co2 the plants will not be able to keep up and when I eventually get fish there will be no oxygen. That said, I know Co2 is great for plants. Should I get Co2?
I added them only a couple days ago and I dont have any fish yet. They appear to be doing fine but it has only been a few days so it is hard to say.
Anyways, I have been thinking of adding more "hardware" to the tank to make sure it is all set for when I get the fish in there. I keep reading about powerheads and co2 but I am not sure if I should get either.
As for the powerhead, I have an eheim canister 2213 with the spraybar located on the side of the tank, with the intake on the opposite side. There is some movement in my tank, but I dont really know what is a good amount and what is not. I do have some film on the top of the water on the side opposite the spray bar. Will a powerhead be good for plants and should I get one?
As for Co2, the spraybar from my eheim produces a good amount of rippling on the surface of my water so I am afraid if I get some co2 I will lose it all from the surface agitation. I am also afraid that if I add co2 the plants will not be able to keep up and when I eventually get fish there will be no oxygen. That said, I know Co2 is great for plants. Should I get Co2?
