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I guess it would be advisable to plant the tank then put the wood in the tank and let it go. I had never seen anything like that cloud before it also had some nasty slime associated with it. I really like the look of wood in the tank I guess at the time I was just a little impatient as far as...

That is very possible. I was also thinking about putting some wooden structure in the tank for cover and to give it a more natural look. When I had my last tank I tried the wood thing and the whole tank turned white with some freaky bacteria and was a pain to clean out. (this was before any fish...

Got ya! For the plenum I was planning on layering it with a medium size gravel to a smaller size then sand and topped with blasting media. The moss sounds like it could be a good thin layer under the sand instead of using a mesh type material.

I had never heard of anyone using Pete Moss as a substrate before. Is there some special type or just the Home Depot garden variety?

The last 55gal freshwater I setup about 6 years ago had live plants and was too successful as an aggressive tank with large pacu, arrowana, and other aggressive cichlids. This time I will definitely put live plants in again but I do like to experiment with new technology. The new tank will...

It has been a few years since I have had a tank set up. I am thinking about setting up another 55gal freshwater tank. But I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with using a miracle mud or Jauberic plenum type system in freshwater or a combination of the two? Does anyone know where I...