So I made a couple of changes during my weekly 50% water change today. I removed the aesthetically pleasing acrylic spray bars and put my black JBL ones back in. This appears to improve flow as the plants are moving more. It also allows me to put them higher up so I get more surface agitation. I also got my replacement UP inline atomiser from CO2art so I have added this onto the filter outlet so I can see the bubbles and flow. I'll give this a few days to see what happens!
The lights are on 7% for six hours a day. I can't help but feel I am doing something fundamentally wrong. I look at some Journals with in tank diffusers running 2bps, less turnover and lights much brighter than what I run mine at and they are amazing! I don't know how people do it. I've never had luscious looking plants. I can't count the bubbles in my bubble counter as they are so quick it looks like a constant stream. I find that each week I have to refill my bubble counter due to the water being pushed up the tube by the number of bubbles I have running.
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The lights are on 7% for six hours a day. I can't help but feel I am doing something fundamentally wrong. I look at some Journals with in tank diffusers running 2bps, less turnover and lights much brighter than what I run mine at and they are amazing! I don't know how people do it. I've never had luscious looking plants. I can't count the bubbles in my bubble counter as they are so quick it looks like a constant stream. I find that each week I have to refill my bubble counter due to the water being pushed up the tube by the number of bubbles I have running.
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