[Planted turtle / community aquarium]

Great looking crypts!!!  Glad to have you onboard.

[Fluval Plant 3.0 Scheduling and Programming]

Hello @MichelleN, not sure where all the experts are but I want to at least acknowledge your legit question and offer a few thoughts.  I run a 3.0 but on a much smaller tank so I'll leave your main question for others to answer.  I fully support your plan to increase ferts, 7 ml of E.G. per week in a 120 G tank is going to leave your plants starving.  Regarding the algae, a large handful of amano shrimp, otos and nerite snails will be your best friend in the long run.

There is a lot of great information in this 3.0 Fluval thread but it seems to be losing it's momentum.  If you don't get any responses soon I would consider reposting on the "plants, algae and fertilizer" link.  

 

[Clean up crew advice (what do you use)?]

Nerites for the glass, Malaysian trumpets for the substrate.  Only downside to nerites are the white egg concretions.

[Greetings from ohio]

Glad to have you onboard @BackyardAngler, I spent most of my life in SW Ohio.  That river you refer to must be the Little Miami.

[Katherine's Planted Tank Journal]

Nice looking clump of C. spiralis, is it from the Co-op?  I bought a plant labeled C. Spiralis from from local box store, not convinced it's Spiralis so we 'll see in a few weeks as the submersed leaves are just now sprouting.

[Plant goals 2023, anyone?]

After years of having my plants SURVIVE but never THRIVE I am going to tear down my 20 H and replace the inert gravel with aquasoil.  The Landen has arrived and just waiting for the holding tank to cycle.

[Reverse Respiration]

@Guppysnail Thanks for demonstrating Vallisneria can tolerate RR,  your vals look great!  My vals were new purchases with healthy roots and no visible algae but apparently were significantly stressed.

[Reverse Respiration]

RR worked great for my Java Fern and various species of crypts but was not tolerated by my Vallisneria.  A 15 hr treatment of corkscrew val  resulted in total plant death in 72-96 hr.  With the Italian val I reduced the treatment time to 7 hr but all the leaves were brown within 3-4 days.  The Italian vals are sprouting new green leaves so I am hopeful they will survive.  Val seems to be a very sensitive plant not liking Excel or even spot H2O2 treatments.  Has anyone had similar experiences with RR and Val species?  Maybe a short 2 to 3 hr treatment would be effective and tolerated.

[Hi from Cincinnati]

Glad to have you onboard @JamieB513,  spent most of my life in Cincy before moving to TN.  I understand you have an aquarium club (society) now that you might want to look into.

[Hello from potato land!]

Glad to have you join us @krislegitl, best of luck with your pet store endeavor. 

[Hello everyone]

Welcome @Grandma shrimp, alot of shrimpers here.  I kept a couple of Blue Dream for a while, beautiful.

[Hello]

Greetings @Tomdobbins, anubias today........Java Fern tomorrow!!!

[How much Easy Green (drops) should I use for this tank and plants?]

Just a thought but I would consider adding many more plants to utilize the light, CO2 and ferts your are presently providing.

[Hello from Lacey WA!]

Glad to have you aboard @Schuyler,  1 post and you already have multiple tank syndrome!

[Greetings From Toronto :D]

Glad to have you onboard @Papafigs, cichlid lovers live here.

[Hi everyone]

Welcome @wossat,  like the looks of your pond!

[New member intro]

Glad to have you @ApolloJoe, here 's hoping you have great success with your planted tank.

[Greetings from Music City]

Thanks, hope to see you there.  Any idea who is heading it up?

[New to forum - Greetings from Georgia!]

Glad to have you join us @MDZ, I have frequented a few of Atlanta's LFS while visiting my son in Alpharetta

[What’s the best deal you’ve ever had (in the hobby)?]

Found a 4" x 3" inch mat of fresh healthy Java Fern at a big box store selling for $4.99.

[New to the forum]

Glad to have you @Nz1986.  Healthy looking sword plant, mine seem to struggle for reasons unknown.

[Hello Fishy Friends]

Glad to have you on board @Pete H.  May have seen you along that stream.

[Oh Hi There!]

Glad to have you on board @flyingcow.  If a light came as part of your 36 G package it may not be adequate for a planted tank.  There is a great thread in "Community Resources" on the Fluval Planted 3.0 LED Scheduling that most engineers will enjoy.

[New To Otocinclus (Nervous New Oto Mom)]

@Patrick_G is right about feeding algae wafers.  Mine would bump noses with cories to get a bite of Hikari algae wafer.  Drop 1/2 wafer in at lights out and see if anything is left by morning.

[Hello from Little Rock.]

Glad to have you in the forum @Rebecca M, absolutely beautiful tank!  Great example of what can be accomplished with low tech skill and experience.  Crypts look very happy now, send us a photo once they are out of "re-growth mode".  Willing to share your lighting and fert regimen?