AcrossThePond
New Member
New person here.. Appreciate you reading this. Please read my description but we had a devastating case of Columnaris in my son's 29 gallon about a month ago (things were fine, gone for the weekend, 90 percent dead 4 days later). I was so frustrated I bought a "hospital" tank and got rid of the old one. It was partly because I wanted to get rid of any trace and also "upgrade". I didn't want to go too large due to weight so went with a 45 gallon. It was running for about a week and got the Fluval app light. The app sucks but I assumed I set the thing to turn off and on for 8 hours before we left for Thanksgiving for a week but came back and light was on and have a huge algae spell right under it. I turned on the in line UV and cut the light and it's not crazy (I can post pictures) but what I can't tell is if it's a "good thing", "bad thing", or "a thing". I spent enough money on this little experiment I would like to do it correct (the Fluval light is $200 alone!!!) so open to any ideas. The tank is minially stocked. I started with new gravel which I washed *for hours*, new plants, new water, new everything but the survivor fish which have been in a hospital tank up until 8 days ago. I realize the tank need to cycle but I would like to have this thing look as clear and pretty as possible while setting up the optimal environment for some fish. I'm new to live plants, and done with fake stuff, so this is all new to me. Any ideas on what I should/should not do? Happy to take pictures. Thanks!
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