sonicninja
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Hi everyone,
So another CO2 distribution thread from me as I'm clearly still not quite understanding what's causing lack of growth in my tank.
To summarise Ive had pretty much the same set-up for a while now and over time have fiddled with various power-heads, CO2 bps & on/off time, lights,etc, etc, etc.
At each stage I've had varying degrees of success but never got the balance completely right and gone through a lot of plants in the process. I started with some more demanding plants and am now working on 'beginner' plants such as Hygrophilia to get me going.
Anyway, my main issue is that some plants just don't seem to settle in and take off. They drop leaves (particularly the stauro repens) and eventually loose all of them just leaving a rotting stem and no root structure. The same occurs with my Hygrophilia lancea which sits not exactly dying but doesn't root for months until it also looses leaves.
I have increased CO2 BPS and on time to gain a lime green drop checker by lights on but this doesn't seem to have made any discernible difference. The repens still sits there unhappily and eventually rots, irritating since it once did well but I haven't been able to replicate the conditions which it grew well under.
I've listed my set-up and parameters below. I'd really love some feedback on how to improve my direction of flow or anything you think I might have missed. I very nearly gave this all up last month but decided to plod on as im determined to get it all to work in harmony.
Schedule-
CO2 On/Off 13:00/22:30
Lights On/Off 17:00/00:00 @ 27% Intensity
CO2 Approx 3-4bps
Dosing EI Mon-Sat
1ml Easy Carbo Daily
50% Water Change Sunday
Equipment-
2KG FE running to an in-tank atomizer. Hydor Pico 200 lies approx 6 inches above the atomizer
Eheim 250T filter cleaned every 2 weeks minimum filled with purigen & Bio media
1 x Hyor 650lph powerhead running 24/7 giving a slight surface ripple
1 x Hydor 200lph powerhead on with CO2 between 13:00-22:30
So another CO2 distribution thread from me as I'm clearly still not quite understanding what's causing lack of growth in my tank.
To summarise Ive had pretty much the same set-up for a while now and over time have fiddled with various power-heads, CO2 bps & on/off time, lights,etc, etc, etc.
At each stage I've had varying degrees of success but never got the balance completely right and gone through a lot of plants in the process. I started with some more demanding plants and am now working on 'beginner' plants such as Hygrophilia to get me going.
Anyway, my main issue is that some plants just don't seem to settle in and take off. They drop leaves (particularly the stauro repens) and eventually loose all of them just leaving a rotting stem and no root structure. The same occurs with my Hygrophilia lancea which sits not exactly dying but doesn't root for months until it also looses leaves.
I have increased CO2 BPS and on time to gain a lime green drop checker by lights on but this doesn't seem to have made any discernible difference. The repens still sits there unhappily and eventually rots, irritating since it once did well but I haven't been able to replicate the conditions which it grew well under.
I've listed my set-up and parameters below. I'd really love some feedback on how to improve my direction of flow or anything you think I might have missed. I very nearly gave this all up last month but decided to plod on as im determined to get it all to work in harmony.
Schedule-
CO2 On/Off 13:00/22:30
Lights On/Off 17:00/00:00 @ 27% Intensity
CO2 Approx 3-4bps
Dosing EI Mon-Sat
1ml Easy Carbo Daily
50% Water Change Sunday
Equipment-
2KG FE running to an in-tank atomizer. Hydor Pico 200 lies approx 6 inches above the atomizer
Eheim 250T filter cleaned every 2 weeks minimum filled with purigen & Bio media
1 x Hyor 650lph powerhead running 24/7 giving a slight surface ripple
1 x Hydor 200lph powerhead on with CO2 between 13:00-22:30