My actual planted tank has not been set up yet, I have a few plants that I’ve been keeping in the community tank while the main system is getting sorted.
All had been well for weeks with the plants, however I had to move the old system which required draining, removing everything and then re-establishing, this disturbs the substrate a fair bit. But with a 50% water change and over filtration always clear within 12 hours.
However, within a week or two the substrate plants and the glass was filled with various types of algae and it looked an absolute mess. Yesterday I did a 80% water change completely cleaned all the glass, gravel and filters. But my crypt looks like this!
All had been well for weeks with the plants, however I had to move the old system which required draining, removing everything and then re-establishing, this disturbs the substrate a fair bit. But with a 50% water change and over filtration always clear within 12 hours.
However, within a week or two the substrate plants and the glass was filled with various types of algae and it looked an absolute mess. Yesterday I did a 80% water change completely cleaned all the glass, gravel and filters. But my crypt looks like this!