wademan
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I got the planted tank bug back and started hiding out in private places reading planted tank info for hours each night. My dream at the moment is a 55-75 gallon planted community tank with clown loaches, yoyo loaches, tiger barbs and whatever else catches my fancy. Money is no issue, it is the knowledge to do this right the first time that I am lacking. I have a couple of questions that I have come across so far that need to be addressed before I dig deeper into this project.
1. Ferts at first were scary. After reading the article on EI I now feel like this planted tank idea is very do-able. My concern was that the examples he uses in the article refer to planted tanks with low fish amounts. Can the EI approach to ferting be used in planted community tanks? Are 50% weekly water changes and high fert concentrations going to keep any fish from being in peak health?
2. When setting up a tank like this is it best to start with the plants and let them cycle the tank, then slowly add fish, or can it all be done at once?
3. I am considering starting a thread dedicated to my 'journey' if you want to call it that towards this dream tank. You guys think that would be a good idea? I thought that it would give people similar to my situation (a.k.a NEWBs) a 'guide' of what needs to be done and what things to think about when deciding to do a planted tank of this size, along with write ups about all of the steps I take along the way.
There is so much knowledge here it is insane! Great site.
1. Ferts at first were scary. After reading the article on EI I now feel like this planted tank idea is very do-able. My concern was that the examples he uses in the article refer to planted tanks with low fish amounts. Can the EI approach to ferting be used in planted community tanks? Are 50% weekly water changes and high fert concentrations going to keep any fish from being in peak health?
2. When setting up a tank like this is it best to start with the plants and let them cycle the tank, then slowly add fish, or can it all be done at once?
3. I am considering starting a thread dedicated to my 'journey' if you want to call it that towards this dream tank. You guys think that would be a good idea? I thought that it would give people similar to my situation (a.k.a NEWBs) a 'guide' of what needs to be done and what things to think about when deciding to do a planted tank of this size, along with write ups about all of the steps I take along the way.
There is so much knowledge here it is insane! Great site.