thank god you have a 10 fro the rcs I was going to say they will not last long in thier with the pleco, the skirt tetras, and most of the others. they will be a snack in no time ..... when you get a good stockful let me know, I am trying to add' to my colony of rcs. ~~~
I am fixing to get a magnum 350 for my 55 . I have the 250 hob magnum on my 45 and it works GREAT !! so I can only have high hopes for the 350 . also renas are good .
lights /bulbs, cheap place, ? good question , some say big als, I like a place that has a great price & cheap or free shipping as well, I will let you know what I find out
whne you do get the new filter put the old media from the hob in it for a few wekks to get it bio-ready . and skip a water change that week . I do IMO ~~
I cant give advice on your tank till I see it again , all these changes .
I LOVE your plants !!!! LOL ~~~ I am so glad you are happy with them and they will fill that tank in NO time !!! esp those hygros !! that red temple was sent to me, it needs some TLC badly , maybye put a root tab under it and do not move it for mths until it is growing healthy again ..
what about neon tetras, or cardinals they look GREAT in planted tanks ... hem ~~ see my pic for reference LOL ~~~ those are neon tetras,