250L - What to do add, how to expand.

Hello

Got a 250l tank, which I am busy stocking. It has 2 reedfish at the moment.

Here is the short list of additions




Fish

Qty Fish Number Hardness Temperature
2 Banded Rainbowfish 2507 vs,s,m,h,vh 25 - 30C
5 Dwarf Rainbowfish 2505 vs,s,m,h,vh 23 - 28C
5 Threadfin Rainbowfish 2508 vs,s,m 24 - 29C
5 Celebes Rainbow 2509 s,m,h,vh 22 - 28C
4 Banded Gourami 1702 vs,s,m 22 - 28C
2 Dwarf Gourami (Female) 1704 vs,s,m,h,vh 24 - 28C
2 Dwarf Gourami (Male) 1704 vs,s,m,h,vh 24 - 28C
2 Moonlight Gourami 1711 vs,s,m,h,vh 25 - 30C
4 Three Spot Gourami 1701 s,m,h 22 - 28C
4 Pearl Gourami 1707 vs,s,m,h,vh 24 - 28C
5 Honey Gourami 1709 vs,s,m,h 22 - 28C
3 Boeseman's Rainbowfish 2501 m,h,vh 26 - 30C


Filtratrion
It has a Regent 1500L P/Hour internal filter.
This is a little strong for the Reedfish at the moment.
How do I break up the stream (Difuse it) without lowering the cycle.


What Plants Can I put in?

Lookng for some good long background plants.
Some low bush growing plants (Ludwigia size)
Some mini swords (Grass) maybe.
Have some riverstones, and a piece of driftwood.
The substrate is approx 1-2mm. Its Pool sand.

Also where can I get some of these plants?

 

for the diffusing you can use a spray bar that sit under the water blowing horizontally across the surface of the water.

i would say that, that tank is too small for that amount of fish.

 

It is tighlty stocked, and the top rainbows are not final.
Did check though.