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Just a piece of advice from a fellow dirt user. Make sure that you do many large water changes on your new tank otherwise the excess nutrients from the dirt will be heaven for algae.

I've used it an it worked quite well, however I found that once the bubbles get to the top of the latter they are only about 50% smaller than when they started. Currently I just use a wooden airstone that creates very fine bubbles.

I have an Aquaclear 50 and 20 on my 38 gallon, I find the flow to be perfect.

I have the exact some problem with my crypts, I have a dirted substrate capped with eco-complete

From my experiences the Coralife bulbs die prematurely, I had 2 bulbs that died within 2 months of use.

I have an Aquaclear 50 as well as an Aquaclear 20 on my 38 gallon planted tank. I'm happy with the set-up, just the right amount of water flow for my liking.

I know what you mean, dirt certainly isn't a clean substrate. Moving stem plants is easy but any plant with a large root structure will make a temporary mess if you try to move it.

I'd suggest putting a layer of dirt under the eco complete. I have that current set up and my swords and crypts crow like crazy.

When I first started growing jungle val it would always melt back in the first few weeks. Then it would shoot out a bunch of runners that would grow great. I bought 2 Jungle val bunches, 3 weeks later I have 6.

I have one Siamese algae eater in my 38 gallon planted aquarium and the SAE is perfectly fine. It doesn't bother my plants or other fish. I really like it because it's quite active.