Hi
I've just set up a tank, its roughly 300L, (5'x18"x18"). I have used tescos cat litter, I'm quite pleased I managed to get rid of the perfume. I've not added fish yet, I have three 5 foot tubes and an external filter & spray bar which is supposed to filter 1100 litres per hour under normal working conditions.
I've only added a few plants so far
mexican oakleaf
ludwigia palustris
cardamine lyrata
hornwort
frogbit
I've got some others i haven't put in yet, vallis, hygrophila deformis & polysperma, various cryptocoryne.
I've picked plants that are supposed to be easy to grow and adapted to hard water, my tap water is GH 11
and 14ppm nitrate according to yorkshire waters website.
I'm dosing with some micro element solution i got from aqua essentials, its called nuorish.
Should I be adding macro nutrients? is there anything else I should or shouldn't do or am I doing anything wrong?
I want to get the plants growing really well before i add fish. what else should i be doing? should i turn the spray bar off?
I've just set up a tank, its roughly 300L, (5'x18"x18"). I have used tescos cat litter, I'm quite pleased I managed to get rid of the perfume. I've not added fish yet, I have three 5 foot tubes and an external filter & spray bar which is supposed to filter 1100 litres per hour under normal working conditions.
I've only added a few plants so far
mexican oakleaf
ludwigia palustris
cardamine lyrata
hornwort
frogbit
I've got some others i haven't put in yet, vallis, hygrophila deformis & polysperma, various cryptocoryne.
I've picked plants that are supposed to be easy to grow and adapted to hard water, my tap water is GH 11
and 14ppm nitrate according to yorkshire waters website.
I'm dosing with some micro element solution i got from aqua essentials, its called nuorish.
Should I be adding macro nutrients? is there anything else I should or shouldn't do or am I doing anything wrong?
I want to get the plants growing really well before i add fish. what else should i be doing? should i turn the spray bar off?