I didn't cycle the tank first... I have about 20lbs of my old substrate from my 29gal in nylon bags hidden in the back behind plants. the canister filters have been running on my 29gal for about 2 months so that the bacteria would be growing inside on the filter media. I did check the water tonight and I had no nitrites, no ammonia and the nitrates were at 10 ppm. ph was at 7.2
those readings were 2 hrs or so after I fed the fish. the water is cloudy at the time of most of the pics.. but it has cleared up almost to nothing as of now. the rena xp3 filters are no joke.. and with 2 of them running wide open.. cleans up in a hurry!
the anubias that is in my tank now has been growing in the substrate for years in my father in laws tank.. and I have been growing it in the substrate for almost 4 months now and it is growing like crazy! I just have to move some of the substrate from the rizome on it. the substrate moves around easily right now because it has alot of air still trapped under it. looks ok though?
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