[nomad1721]

Welcome! I've had my Chi up and running for about 5 years now. I got rid of the stock light and filter after the first week, and it was the best thing I have ever done for the tank. I will say this, the tall square shape makes it a little more of a challenge to scape with all that vertical space, but they can look really great. For the last four years I ran a Finnex Epcoh 26w PC fixture and an Aquaclear 20, and in the last 6 months I switched out to a TruAqua Type-P LED and a Red Devil Canister filter. I've always gone towards the higher side of light output due to the depth, but I think that a Planted +R will do great as well (I have one on the 3g picotope next to it). It looks like you've got a great start, and I can't wait to see what you do with your Chi. I've included a couple of pictures of how mine is currently running. Good luck!

 

[nomad1721]

Wow! Your tanks are amazing! I love how you utilized the vertical space in your tank. I was thinking of getting another piece of driftwood placed vertically to use the space. I'm not quite sure yet really. Do you have CO2 on that Chi?

Thank you very much! I would definitely recommend getting a tall piece of driftwood or some very tall plants to take up the vertical space. It really makes the tank seem larger and more dynamic.

I started using a DIY CO2 setup after the my most recent re-scape just to help get the micro sword to carpet a little faster, but I don't normally run CO2 on the Chi. The current plants are the aforementioned micro sword, marsilea quadrifolia, anubias nana, rotala indica, java moss and some floaters.