AquariusPeter
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Hello guys. I am new. My name is Peter.
And I would like to get yours advices about filtration my planted tank. First of all I will describe my tank:
Tank is after restarted, and works about 2 weeks. I add regularly bacteries to the filter after 20% changing of water weekly.
Size: 45l 50x30x30
Lighting: Power LED 2 parts:
1st: 10x leds 6500K-8500K ; 1x Deep Reed ; 1x Royal Blue
2nd: 10x leds 6500K-8500K ; 1x Deep Reed ; 1x Royal Blue (on this time it is turned off)
Base:
Tropica plant growth substrate 1l
JBL Manado about 12l (front 5cm, rear 8-9cm)
Flora:
Alternanthera Rosaefolia
Cabomba caroliniana
valisneria maericana 'natans'
riccia flutains
Hydrocotyle sp Japan
anubias var nana
I have Dry Salts: K2SO4, KNO3, KH2PO4, Easy Carbo, Tropica premium, Tropica specialised.
What do i use?
K2SO4 20ppm weekly (about)
KH2PO4 2ppm weekly (about)
Easy Carbo 1ml daily
Tropica premium - I haven't started use this yet.
Tropica specialised I don't use this.
Actually I have problem with a green, brown dust on my glasses.
Fauna:
6x cardinal tetras
6x Neon tetras
2x anetome helena
1 pair of platy (Xiphophorus maculatus) orange
1x neocaridina heteroporoda orange
CO2:
Colombo Flora-Grow CO2 Nano 150
diffusser: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-...For-planted-aquarium-plant-tank-/331734663920
Filtration:
JBL e 701 - and now I have standard media included with this filter.
Now I would like to get any advice about filter media. Because I was reading that biological media don't have to be in planted tanks, because NH4 doesn't have to be convert into NO2 then NO3.
The plants better absorbs NH4 than NO3. So now my question is.
What type of filtration should I have?
Mechanical or biological?
And by this JBL e701 in 45l tank I set flow water to minimum. I think about concentrate on only fine sponge in my filter. Why? because I think JBL Manado base is good habitat and enough biological bacteries.
What are yours opinion guys ?
Regards
Ps. Tomorrow I will try to do a photos of my tank.
Thank You for any helping
And I would like to get yours advices about filtration my planted tank. First of all I will describe my tank:
Tank is after restarted, and works about 2 weeks. I add regularly bacteries to the filter after 20% changing of water weekly.
Size: 45l 50x30x30
Lighting: Power LED 2 parts:
1st: 10x leds 6500K-8500K ; 1x Deep Reed ; 1x Royal Blue
2nd: 10x leds 6500K-8500K ; 1x Deep Reed ; 1x Royal Blue (on this time it is turned off)
Base:
Tropica plant growth substrate 1l
JBL Manado about 12l (front 5cm, rear 8-9cm)
Flora:
Alternanthera Rosaefolia
Cabomba caroliniana
valisneria maericana 'natans'
riccia flutains
Hydrocotyle sp Japan
anubias var nana
I have Dry Salts: K2SO4, KNO3, KH2PO4, Easy Carbo, Tropica premium, Tropica specialised.
What do i use?
K2SO4 20ppm weekly (about)
KH2PO4 2ppm weekly (about)
Easy Carbo 1ml daily
Tropica premium - I haven't started use this yet.
Tropica specialised I don't use this.
Actually I have problem with a green, brown dust on my glasses.
Fauna:
6x cardinal tetras
6x Neon tetras
2x anetome helena
1 pair of platy (Xiphophorus maculatus) orange
1x neocaridina heteroporoda orange
CO2:
Colombo Flora-Grow CO2 Nano 150
diffusser: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-...For-planted-aquarium-plant-tank-/331734663920
Filtration:
JBL e 701 - and now I have standard media included with this filter.
Now I would like to get any advice about filter media. Because I was reading that biological media don't have to be in planted tanks, because NH4 doesn't have to be convert into NO2 then NO3.
The plants better absorbs NH4 than NO3. So now my question is.
What type of filtration should I have?
Mechanical or biological?
And by this JBL e701 in 45l tank I set flow water to minimum. I think about concentrate on only fine sponge in my filter. Why? because I think JBL Manado base is good habitat and enough biological bacteries.
What are yours opinion guys ?
Regards
Ps. Tomorrow I will try to do a photos of my tank.
Thank You for any helping
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