Hi all
I've got my first tank all set up and cycled (details further down). I've been wondering lately whether I need a wave maker or not and, if so, where to locate it. First fish went in at the weekend (cardinal tetras and five banded barbs), more variety to follow over the next few months. The plan is to get it reasonably well planted, but not too crazy. I've got some brown algae, but nothing alarming. Hopefully that will be cleaned up once I get some otos and shrimp in there (planning to get them next week).
Having read various websites, etc I wonder whether the water circulation is good enough, particularly for the plants. My thought was to get a wave maker and put it towards the bottom in the corner (opposite end to the filter). Then it occurred to me whether I should get two small ones in either corner to avoid dead spots but without having too high flow rate in one place. Finally, wave makers generally seem to be put near the surface (as far as I've seen), is there any issue putting them further down? (or maybe they have a different name?!?). I want to improve circulation rather than disrupting the surface too much.
Specs
Tank: Juwel vision 260
Substrate: Aquagrowth soil
Filter: External Oase Biomaster Thermo 350
Decorations: A few rocks and a mid-sized bogwood log
Plants: Java fern, echinodorus, eleocharis acicularis, lizard tails, staurogyne repens
Planning to get a few anubias, but at the mo I've left the bogwood out (soaking) until the algae has gone. So will sort this out in the next few weeks.
Thanks!