You had issues before related to a plant substrate, so you may likely have them here too. Is there a reason you are using any plant soil/substrate? You mentioned cories early on, they cannot go in a tank with these substrates.
My ~15 gallon fish tank project
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I'll be honest, the 1st ones were dirt cheap (pun inteded). Dennerle are more expensive and as far as I understood and from what I've seen from both Youtube and in person it's top of the line. And yes I've ditched the corries.
I rather do all those mistakes and reboots now, than when i have plants and fish in the tank.
I rather do all those mistakes and reboots now, than when i have plants and fish in the tank.
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BettaFishGirl
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Looks really nice! Maybe move the wood on the right back a little more? But if not it looks really good where it is now.
I stocked a 15 gallon tank. I added lots of plants. Learned about CO2 and bought a cheap kind where you add water and it bubbles up out of a bottle. It works, but it's very unstable. I lost some fish- I'm wondering now if it was the CO2. I also got massive amounts of beard algae because of the instability. I had to take out all the plants, wood and rock and basically start again. I've gone slowly and it's working better this time, but still finding little clumps of beard algae that I have to pick out of the gravel.
It's interesting what you say about CO2 and the smaller fish. I'm dreaming of a new project - 55 gallon - and want to have a couple of schools of Tetras- I love well planted tank, so want lots of them and was thinking I'd get a sophisticated CO2 set up (not excited about the $$$). I am looking closely at the light, though, and think maybe a good light will allow me to get some red from red plants without CO2 and save me the $$$ and maybe the fish too? I love what I find on this forum.
btw- what is "PFK?"
Why? Somehow I think of swamp with tannins- don't they narrow the scope of what can be in the tank? Maybe it's a matter of how much?
Practical FishKeeping, a hobby periodical out of the UK. I really would never subject fish to any form of CO2. There is a lot more naturally in the substrate which can cause problems, but adding it...I would never do this. Not everyone will agree, that's what makes the world go round. It is not necssary, and therefore it has no business in a fish tank. I even got agreement from someone on a plant forum once, that these aquatic gardens should not have fish.
This was more of a tongue in cheek comment (joke), but I do like the look that tannins give and the fish I keep probably appreciate them too (or at the least would not dislike it).
Already bought the centerpiece fish. A certain girl here will love it 
It was sort of an impulse buy )) but more details on Tuesday when i hope to move him into the tank (he's now in a quarantine one).
It was sort of an impulse buy )) but more details on Tuesday when i hope to move him into the tank (he's now in a quarantine one).
JuliaAndFish co.
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Ooo may I ask whomAlready bought the centerpiece fish. A certain girl here will love it
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