No fish yet.... nitrate level is going down it's 8-ppm now. A daily 10% water change until it's in control. I added a powerhead-70 with a filter tube in addition to my Fluval-U3.
It's been so hot my water temp. hit 86 degrees, I put some ice in to cool it down, now it's 81 degrees.

Living on the face of the sun these days.

The tank was filled with water and the substrate on July 12,2019, plants added on July 13. Today is July 21, I have 8 days in water and the water is clear, all the plants are showing bright green new growth. I just entered into my nitrite phase. With ammonia at 0-ppm, I will be adding 2-3 guppies maybe tomorrow.