I think this is kind of a bottleneck that reduces flow but increases pressure which causes the splashing. While breaking the surface appears to be beneficial, the splashing on the splashguard is no good. In one of the links ED posted, a guy used the stock outlet tube and glued it to the hydor flow. Not only did this shorten the neck and make it less intrusive looking, the larger stock tubing means more flow and less pressure....he reported no splashing. I'm going to try that this weekend. I'll post pics and results when I do it. For now, it's ED's setup like in the picture, but with a ziptie to hold it on.
So I have 0's all across the board except nitrates which is dropping like crazy (it was down to 10 today) and I'm starting to get alot of brown algae. (i think some of that green hair algae too) I'm wondering if it's a good idea to do the first water change at this point? If so, how much should I change? If the nitrates drop more tomarrow, do you think it'll be safe to add the start of my cleanup crew?
Oh, and I have decided on the 2 fish I want in there once everything is more stable. I know there are mixed feelings on them in a nano but I'm going to try and get a pair of mandarins. Providing I can find a small pair that can take some sort of pellet or frozen food. Since these will be the only fish, I don't need to worry about them being bullied or starved by competition for food. I know it might take awhile to find the perfect pair but hey, time is what we all have =)
