Hi,
I'm kinda new in the planted tank scene, or even new to the hobby itself. I've only gotten myself a 1ft tank to start, and made some mistakes, killed some plants and now still going at it. I did buy another tank which is 2ft (15g), pressurized Co2 and a 2213 but I didn't want to start it till I get my 1ft tank in a better shape.
I've been reading up a lot in this forum, and after going through the whole EI and dual Venturi reactor thread, on top of numerous other thread, it seems like the consensus is that stronger current is beneficial to a planted tank, to spread nutrients and Co2 alike to the entire tank.
I have some Anubias afzelii, Asian Ambulia, and japanese hairgrass as foreground on ADA AS Malaysa powder version.
My question is that, the plants being 'soft stemmed' and the substrate being powdery (it's not entirely covered with the JHG yet.. they grew slowwww), how do I add in more current? As it is, I am running the AquaClear 200 HOB and I can't even let it rip at full flow as it'll cause:
a) soil erosion below the waterfall
b) my plants will bow under the waterfall ... I reckon if I get some horizontal current going, the whole tank will have lopsided plants
Any help?
Aquarium picture attached.
Regards
Ryan
I'm kinda new in the planted tank scene, or even new to the hobby itself. I've only gotten myself a 1ft tank to start, and made some mistakes, killed some plants and now still going at it. I did buy another tank which is 2ft (15g), pressurized Co2 and a 2213 but I didn't want to start it till I get my 1ft tank in a better shape.
I've been reading up a lot in this forum, and after going through the whole EI and dual Venturi reactor thread, on top of numerous other thread, it seems like the consensus is that stronger current is beneficial to a planted tank, to spread nutrients and Co2 alike to the entire tank.
I have some Anubias afzelii, Asian Ambulia, and japanese hairgrass as foreground on ADA AS Malaysa powder version.
My question is that, the plants being 'soft stemmed' and the substrate being powdery (it's not entirely covered with the JHG yet.. they grew slowwww), how do I add in more current? As it is, I am running the AquaClear 200 HOB and I can't even let it rip at full flow as it'll cause:
a) soil erosion below the waterfall
b) my plants will bow under the waterfall ... I reckon if I get some horizontal current going, the whole tank will have lopsided plants
Any help?
Aquarium picture attached.
Regards
Ryan