Planted : starting small

[JasonChan]

It will be good if it does not cover the whole top of the tank.

If you cover, there will be less water evaporation as the water will condense and fall back into the tank.
But if you cover, the condensation might diffuse the lights in other direction, and may serve to block out certain portion of the light like a frosted glass. Water temperature will also be higher as it lacks evaporation.

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Thanks for the tips i removed the cover

[JasonChan]

Did a 25% water changed on my 6th day and dosing of florish excel and florish iron ,each approximately 3ml dosage.
On the 8th day found some really green hg started to grow even in the subtrade


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Congrats, hairgrass is growing. Try to pull them out of the substrate a little so they won't be so buried in. Usually they will put out surface runners after that.

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[JasonChan]

Congrats, hairgrass is growing. Try to pull them out of the substrate a little so they won't be so buried in. Usually they will put out surface runners after that.

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Thanks will do it tonight

anyway afew days ago theres something that look like hair algae anyone can hlp ID? Or is it melting? Coz after that the HG start growing now still have abit
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2D8litGxoEQ

[Urban Aquaria]

Those are just wispy strands of diatoms, very common in new setups, they tend to get caught amongst hairgrass... shrimps will usually clear it up very quickly.