Thanks bert I will definitely be doing mock scapes with this tank. An be posting up picks to see what ya think? Got like a 32 or 35 lb bag of fluval stratum coming in next week. I prolly don't need that much but for 60 bucks on amazon.when my LFS sell a 8.8 lb bag of stratum for 49.99. ridiculous. Still looking for some par charts. I think I'll be fine with the new planted plus 24/7 to grow dwarf baby tears or dwarf hairgrass. Also getting a ista turbo or some crap off amazon connect it to the ehiem I'm gonna use for for the 17gl. Saw a video about sand the inside of the perpellars an the tube that the perpellars spin off an it will spin faster an better break up the co2 bubbles. It can easily be modified as well. Heard some bad reviews an some good one
https://youtu.be/eFFBi4wE4qM
I'm not sure if I Wana use Ohko stone or seiryu stone.