Hi, finally setting up my 20 gallon, just got the stand built and finished and now I'm in the planning stages of the tank.
So, it will be a planted aquairum, of course, and I'm thinking I will go with a black Ecocomplete substrate. i think i'll need two 20 lbs bags. I want to have a pretty heavy planting.
Probably the most important factor is that I tend to run the bioload a 'wee' bit on the heavy side.
Just curious what the pros and cons of these two types are. My biggest fear of the canister (having little to no knowlege of them) is that if there is a leak, then there is a big mess. But i also want to do right by my fish too. Don't want to go crazy with the price but I'm also looking for something that will is built well and shouldn't break down or be a pain to maintain.
I used to run a Tetra Whisper 20 on this tank, they are relatively cheap systems but i felt it just barely kept up (and it wasn't always 'whisper' quiet).
Thanks
So, it will be a planted aquairum, of course, and I'm thinking I will go with a black Ecocomplete substrate. i think i'll need two 20 lbs bags. I want to have a pretty heavy planting.
Probably the most important factor is that I tend to run the bioload a 'wee' bit on the heavy side.
Just curious what the pros and cons of these two types are. My biggest fear of the canister (having little to no knowlege of them) is that if there is a leak, then there is a big mess. But i also want to do right by my fish too. Don't want to go crazy with the price but I'm also looking for something that will is built well and shouldn't break down or be a pain to maintain.
I used to run a Tetra Whisper 20 on this tank, they are relatively cheap systems but i felt it just barely kept up (and it wasn't always 'whisper' quiet).
Thanks
