faizal
Member
Hi. I recentely bought a small 5.5 US Gallon tank and I was thinking starting a non co2 tank.
Tank Dimensions : 13.5 inches Length , 11 inches height , 8.5 inches Depth
Substrate : seachem Flourite ( I couldn't get my hands on any Leonardite here in Malaysia)
Filter : 50 GPH Taiwan made HOB filter with eheim ehfisubstrate as media in it ( some fresh mulm will soon be squeezed into it once the tank is planted)
Lighting is a Hang on tank type : It's a small U- shaped flourescent type ( I don't know what type it is) 11 watts,...raised 4 inches above water level.
Plants : Cockscrew Vals,Java fern, Anubias petite nana on rocks, Echinodorus, Hygrophila difformis ( from my old tank), Hygrophila polysperma ( from the old tank too)
Dosing: weekly dosing as to Tom Barr's suggestion. Dose for 3 weeks and skip a week or two to let the tank settle,etc
1. Does the lighting sound okay?
2. Is Leonardite compulsory? Or can I get away with very small amounts of excel dosing ( If so ,..how much should I dose daily without risking water changes as I plan to plant heavily & just top off evaporated water)
Would really love to know your thoughts on this.
Thank you.
Faizal
Tank Dimensions : 13.5 inches Length , 11 inches height , 8.5 inches Depth
Substrate : seachem Flourite ( I couldn't get my hands on any Leonardite here in Malaysia)
Filter : 50 GPH Taiwan made HOB filter with eheim ehfisubstrate as media in it ( some fresh mulm will soon be squeezed into it once the tank is planted)
Lighting is a Hang on tank type : It's a small U- shaped flourescent type ( I don't know what type it is) 11 watts,...raised 4 inches above water level.
Plants : Cockscrew Vals,Java fern, Anubias petite nana on rocks, Echinodorus, Hygrophila difformis ( from my old tank), Hygrophila polysperma ( from the old tank too)
Dosing: weekly dosing as to Tom Barr's suggestion. Dose for 3 weeks and skip a week or two to let the tank settle,etc
1. Does the lighting sound okay?
2. Is Leonardite compulsory? Or can I get away with very small amounts of excel dosing ( If so ,..how much should I dose daily without risking water changes as I plan to plant heavily & just top off evaporated water)
Would really love to know your thoughts on this.
Thank you.
Faizal