jameson_uk
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I will post a video tomorrow but wanted thoughts on flow in a jungle tank. My tank has grown out and is now quite densely planted.
After lots of experimentation I ended up with the spray bar along the short side of the tank and a flow pump in the far bottom corner.
This has worked well for most of the tank but the opposite corner to the flow pump (back corner under the spray bar) is not doing so well. There is a really dense crypt which has developed quite a bit of GSA and some Bacopa behind it which is really struggling with the lower leaves which are dying off when the upper leaves are doing OK. The back corner is also a bit of a trap for detritus in the back corner.
I believe issues come down to flow as the rest of the tank is doing OK.
Now I guess the normal response would be to out the spray bar along the back glass but when I did this it ruined my frogbit, squashing it all against the front glass.
My thoughts were that an airstone in the problem corner might help? Failing that the only solution I can think is adding a tiny powerhead (I have an Oase one which goes down to something like 150lph) to just push the water through the crypt.
Any tips on improving flow in this situation.
After lots of experimentation I ended up with the spray bar along the short side of the tank and a flow pump in the far bottom corner.
This has worked well for most of the tank but the opposite corner to the flow pump (back corner under the spray bar) is not doing so well. There is a really dense crypt which has developed quite a bit of GSA and some Bacopa behind it which is really struggling with the lower leaves which are dying off when the upper leaves are doing OK. The back corner is also a bit of a trap for detritus in the back corner.
I believe issues come down to flow as the rest of the tank is doing OK.
Now I guess the normal response would be to out the spray bar along the back glass but when I did this it ruined my frogbit, squashing it all against the front glass.
My thoughts were that an airstone in the problem corner might help? Failing that the only solution I can think is adding a tiny powerhead (I have an Oase one which goes down to something like 150lph) to just push the water through the crypt.
Any tips on improving flow in this situation.