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Re: [GSAS-Member] UGF and substrate
Im sure Phil will answer you, but one thing Roy and I have been talking
about is the importance of flow in planted tanks that are co2 injected with
good lights. The saltwater people seem to be obsessed with flow because of
the sensitive nature of corals ( I think). I have noticed how tremendously
the flow goes down when my plants get really grown out, and algae inevidably
ensues in the areas with less good flow-even with good ferts, co2 and
light. The benefit of another HOB filter is that you would be increasing
flow, as well as filtration. I think you almost cannot have too much
filtration. I am planning my next tank with a big pump normally used by
saltwater folks to test out whether the increased flow really helps. I've
heard its good (within reason) for fish health as well.
Kypros
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com> wrote:
> Why do you run a HOB and a canister? Shouldn't the canister be plenty?
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote:
>
> > For what it's worth, I ran a very nice UGF on my 90gal planted for years
> and
> > years, with regular aquarium gravel, and grew all manner of plants. But
> > when we had the big club buy on Turface (or whatever that stuff was) a
> > couple years back, I removed the UGF and the gravel, and the root growth
> > into the actual filter plates wasn't that bad at all.
> >
> > I took it out more because I didn't want the fine grains of the new sub
> to
> > get in there and much things up, so now I run straight Turface (or
> whatever)
> > with a big HOB filter and a Fluval 404, and the plants are doing as fine
> if
> > not finer than they did with the UGF.
> >
> > YMMV, of course :-)
> >
> > Phil
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