KJS29
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hey guys.
I've been browsing around the forum for about a week now. To introduce myself quickly, I've been in the hobby for about 2 years. I reside in the GTA, Ontario, Canada, and I am a male, 18 years of age. I currently own two freshwater tanks. One 5Gallon, and One 29Gallon.
I had my 29Gallon down for a while, and I just went to the LFS to pick up some stuff.
I have an overhead Coralife Dual 21" compact flourescent box, containing One 55Watt Colormax 6700K, and One 55Watt Colormax 50/50 Actinic 03 Blue/10,000K.
I also grabbed an airpump with some airline tubing and airstones. I have flourite red substrate (its old, so the nutrients are most likely zapped out of it by now). I also picked up a brand new Wisteria, Rotala Wallichii and Rotala Macrandra, However, I have managed to save some Rotundifolia from my 5Gallon and am now growing it in my 29G. So, I actually have 3 differents strands of Rotala in my 29G. I hope they all work out and grow nicely. Would look beautiful with the red/green/pink. Especially the thickness difference in the leaves between the Wallichii and Rotundifolia!!
QUESTIONS: I once knew the answer to these, but I sort of dropped out of the hobby for a few months, due to schooling, lack of cash, lack of time, etc.
1. I am dosing with the Seachem line for plants (Excel, Flourish, Flourish trace). I do not have CO2 injection (YET). I also have a HOB Filter with Activated Carbon.
Will the carbon zap the nutrients from the Excel, Flourish, and Flourish Trace? Should I take the carbon out?
2. I have an airline connected to an airstone that is creating bubbles from underneath the substrate. Oxygen does NOT displace CO2, RIGHT? This means that I can have both CO2 injection and atmospheric injection and they will NOT cancel each other out. Correct?
Thanks guys!
Right now I'm just trying to re-plant my 29Gallon before I get any fish for it. I want to finish the aquascaping before I start to add inhabitants.
Hopefully 110Watts over 29Gallons isnt too much. I've got the lights on for only 8 hours/day right now, and so far i have not seen any signs of algae.
I've been browsing around the forum for about a week now. To introduce myself quickly, I've been in the hobby for about 2 years. I reside in the GTA, Ontario, Canada, and I am a male, 18 years of age. I currently own two freshwater tanks. One 5Gallon, and One 29Gallon.
I had my 29Gallon down for a while, and I just went to the LFS to pick up some stuff.
I have an overhead Coralife Dual 21" compact flourescent box, containing One 55Watt Colormax 6700K, and One 55Watt Colormax 50/50 Actinic 03 Blue/10,000K.
I also grabbed an airpump with some airline tubing and airstones. I have flourite red substrate (its old, so the nutrients are most likely zapped out of it by now). I also picked up a brand new Wisteria, Rotala Wallichii and Rotala Macrandra, However, I have managed to save some Rotundifolia from my 5Gallon and am now growing it in my 29G. So, I actually have 3 differents strands of Rotala in my 29G. I hope they all work out and grow nicely. Would look beautiful with the red/green/pink. Especially the thickness difference in the leaves between the Wallichii and Rotundifolia!!
QUESTIONS: I once knew the answer to these, but I sort of dropped out of the hobby for a few months, due to schooling, lack of cash, lack of time, etc.
1. I am dosing with the Seachem line for plants (Excel, Flourish, Flourish trace). I do not have CO2 injection (YET). I also have a HOB Filter with Activated Carbon.
Will the carbon zap the nutrients from the Excel, Flourish, and Flourish Trace? Should I take the carbon out?
2. I have an airline connected to an airstone that is creating bubbles from underneath the substrate. Oxygen does NOT displace CO2, RIGHT? This means that I can have both CO2 injection and atmospheric injection and they will NOT cancel each other out. Correct?
Thanks guys!
Right now I'm just trying to re-plant my 29Gallon before I get any fish for it. I want to finish the aquascaping before I start to add inhabitants.
Hopefully 110Watts over 29Gallons isnt too much. I've got the lights on for only 8 hours/day right now, and so far i have not seen any signs of algae.
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