mumrah
Aquarium Advice Freak
Ok, so i need some advice. I have a 10g planted tank with 2 rams in it.
Water params:
ph: 7.6
nitrAte: 10
amm: 0ppm
It has regular aquarium gravel with a thin bed of sand on top. It has 1 melon sword, 1 unidentified sword, 1 anubias, several java ferns, and some duckweed floating on top.
Lighting is currently 2 incandescent bulbs but soon to be a mini compact flourescent, 20W 50/50 acitinic blue. Also has two pieces of driftwood and two terra cotta pots.
My questions are:
I turned off my air pump to let the duckweed settle. Should i turn it back on, or will the plants sufficiently oxygenate the water?
I now have some scum on the surface of the water since i added the duckweed. Anything i can do to avoid this? Or is it normal.
Is 40 watts too much without co2 injection? I can get the same bulbs in the 10W variety.
Thanks,
David
Water params:
ph: 7.6
nitrAte: 10
amm: 0ppm
It has regular aquarium gravel with a thin bed of sand on top. It has 1 melon sword, 1 unidentified sword, 1 anubias, several java ferns, and some duckweed floating on top.
Lighting is currently 2 incandescent bulbs but soon to be a mini compact flourescent, 20W 50/50 acitinic blue. Also has two pieces of driftwood and two terra cotta pots.
My questions are:
I turned off my air pump to let the duckweed settle. Should i turn it back on, or will the plants sufficiently oxygenate the water?
I now have some scum on the surface of the water since i added the duckweed. Anything i can do to avoid this? Or is it normal.
Is 40 watts too much without co2 injection? I can get the same bulbs in the 10W variety.
Thanks,
David