As soon as I finish my new stand/cabinet I will want to teardown my existing setup and rebuild it using the new stand. So, this is my opportunity to try something new, for me. My goal is to use as much of what I have as I can, while still trying a new way to do a 45 gallon planted tank.
What I am now planning is to mix Soilmaster with garden soil, about 3 parts SM to one part soil, and use it with my existing 72 watts of AHS lights - 1.6 watts per gallon. I have a good CO2 system, so I would like to use it again. And, I would use my Rena Filstar XP3 filter, with my existing external CO2 reactor. I like my continuous water change system, so I would continue to use it too. So, this would be a low to moderate light, CO2 added tank.
Am I on track for bliss or headaches? Should I continue to do water column fertilizing?
One of the plant features I want to continue to use is a piece of wood covered with Anubias nana petite and Java fern "windelov". These plants don't really use roots in the substrate, except to a minor extent, so does that require that I do water column fertilizing?
What I am now planning is to mix Soilmaster with garden soil, about 3 parts SM to one part soil, and use it with my existing 72 watts of AHS lights - 1.6 watts per gallon. I have a good CO2 system, so I would like to use it again. And, I would use my Rena Filstar XP3 filter, with my existing external CO2 reactor. I like my continuous water change system, so I would continue to use it too. So, this would be a low to moderate light, CO2 added tank.
Am I on track for bliss or headaches? Should I continue to do water column fertilizing?
One of the plant features I want to continue to use is a piece of wood covered with Anubias nana petite and Java fern "windelov". These plants don't really use roots in the substrate, except to a minor extent, so does that require that I do water column fertilizing?
