Need advice on new shrimp planted tank

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Originally Posted by julian_lim

Oh no.I on my 2213 the moment my soil is pour in and the water is very muddy.what should I do?

Wait for the debrics settle down and for the filter to help cleaning abit. SHould clear up nicely after a while.

Bro,
usually how long will it takes for water to clear up and how often should i do water change. i had read up almost every post and found conflicting answers ,some says 1 week some says can change everyday to speed things up.
wonder which is ideal.
i also wonder should i change my ADA soil cause i worry i had caused damage to it

Originally Posted by fish11

I somehow find that my filter is too strong as my shrimps have difficulty swimming or even walking on the soil. They seem more like floating on the soil. I am currently using Dolphin Hang-on filter with flowrate of 250L/H on my tank measuring 24cm(L) x 24cm(W) x 26cm(H). Is it too strong? What flowrate do u guys recommend?

I notice hang on got this little problem but i think there is a knob at the suction pipe where u can regulate the flow cause it is directly pouring into the tank that is what is causing your shrimp to have difficulty swimming. When i started with my nano shrimp i encounter that so i regulate the suck to the lowest.

Give it a try i hope it help.