Gary Nelson
Member
Can any of you advise or give me some useful pointers for some of my below concerns & questions? I am changing from a 180l corner tank to a Rio 180.
1. I am going to be changing my tank over in the next week or so, I will be using my existing mature Ehiem 2075 on my new tank and this has been running for about one year now. I will be using 50% of existing tank water in my new setup but new substrate though; will this restart my cycle again?
2. I will be planting quite allot of Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' – would eco complete be a good substrate for this plant or perhaps I should be looking or considering something else?
3. My new tank will be a 180l with 2 x 45w T5 lights, so around 2 watts per gallon – is this going to be enough light to successfully grow/carpet the Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'?
I normally run an 8 hour light period and will be using my existing injected co2 with the up atomizer and daily ferts.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as I want to get my new setup up and running and off to the best start that I can.
1. I am going to be changing my tank over in the next week or so, I will be using my existing mature Ehiem 2075 on my new tank and this has been running for about one year now. I will be using 50% of existing tank water in my new setup but new substrate though; will this restart my cycle again?
2. I will be planting quite allot of Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' – would eco complete be a good substrate for this plant or perhaps I should be looking or considering something else?
3. My new tank will be a 180l with 2 x 45w T5 lights, so around 2 watts per gallon – is this going to be enough light to successfully grow/carpet the Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'?
I normally run an 8 hour light period and will be using my existing injected co2 with the up atomizer and daily ferts.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as I want to get my new setup up and running and off to the best start that I can.