Tomasz
New Member
I have started 182l high tech planted tank on Tropica Soil. Dealing recently with a cloudy water (probably bacteria bloom rather than algae bloom) I have tested water parameters in my tank as well as tap water that I use for weekly water 30-50% water change.
I found that my tap water parameters exactly as reported by South West Water, i.e.
dKH 2, GH 3, NO3 5ppm, PO4 ~2.6ppm, pH 7.5
Parameters in my tank however are:
dKH 2, GH3, NO3 0ppm, PO4 0ppm, pH 6.1
I use Tropica Premium fertiliser which doesn't include Nitrogen and Phosphorus as they are in my tap water.
I understand that Tropica Soil absorbs all PO4 and NO3 from my aquarium water as it is new, however someone told me that over time it will saturate with phosphates and my tap water containing 2.5ppm of PO4 would trigger massive algae growth.
Is there anything that I could do to prevent this to happen?
I found that my tap water parameters exactly as reported by South West Water, i.e.
dKH 2, GH 3, NO3 5ppm, PO4 ~2.6ppm, pH 7.5
Parameters in my tank however are:
dKH 2, GH3, NO3 0ppm, PO4 0ppm, pH 6.1
I use Tropica Premium fertiliser which doesn't include Nitrogen and Phosphorus as they are in my tap water.
I understand that Tropica Soil absorbs all PO4 and NO3 from my aquarium water as it is new, however someone told me that over time it will saturate with phosphates and my tap water containing 2.5ppm of PO4 would trigger massive algae growth.
Is there anything that I could do to prevent this to happen?