Question about plants in aquarium

Gladly to be able to help. I look forward to see your aquarium setup and your fish.


The reasons for me to have sponge pre-filter is actually for reduce the filter maintenance need. Debris will not get into the filter with the pre-filter in place. So all I need to do is to take off the pre-filter and wash it instead of taking the filter apart to clean that. Filter cleaning is still needed with pre-filter, but instead of once a month or two months, I can do it much less frequently.