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Start out with a lot of plants, aim for 80% of the substrate covered. At least don't start out with few plants.

Have you written a journal on how you made it? Must be satisfying to create your own.

It does, this is just the initial period, give it time. I have used pond soil in some of my breeding tanks capped with 2-3mm gravel.

Tim, how is it going do you have an update? Thanks Sanj

I used Aquatic plant soil. The stuff sold for pond plants.

Ok, I did not actually do that on my tank, I think I did use some tank water from an established set up but I think it was more the heavy planting at the outset that helped the most. Still no two tanks are alike and may need tweaking in different ways.

Do you need to make water changes and not just top? That is an alternative approach that have been using on a non co2 system for the last 3 months and all seems to ne doing pretty well with no significant issues. I remember years ago I used to stand water for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to...

eh? those PAR readings seem very odd to me. I think you would need a reading at least in the low 20s to grow somthing.

The Rena tanks could do with being 24" width. The height is great though.

I thought you meant raising the light higher which would work, just depends if you can practically do that. Raising ferts and liquid co2 can also work, but it is more difficult to maintain, light is the primary driver and the one that should be the limiting factor in my experiance. I know a...

Hey Leonardo! Im glad you came over to the forum, its great to get different perspectives on planted tanks from all around the world. :thumbup: Oh wow and you have lacustris, they are looking so nice i dont think there is a bluer freshwater fish in the hobby than these guys. They are quite...

Oh and there was me just about to encourage you to maximise on that 200cm of space... oh well im too late. lol I have upgraded several times since buying my house, the Rena 350 was an upgrade (or rather an addition) number 3. I have since sold it and upgraded 3 times in size since then. One...

LOl for one second I thought you were Diana Walstead. :D