Marc1t
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- 16 Mar 2015
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tank, 270l cube 65x65x65
Water 50/50 RO/tap temp, 27C 30% water change weekly.
Soil. Ada aqua soil
Ferts, EI dosing Co2 injection
Lighting, 4x24w Ho tubes with reflectors plus Grobeam 600 all lights on for 5 hours ramping up/ down total 8 hours. No real algae issues.
Filters, 2 off combined specified flow rate 1900lpm
Power head 1600lph
I have been creating or trying to create a planted (& fish) aquarium for just over a year now & Iv come a long way & have learnt a lot from this forum & I still have loads to get my head round.
I have a couple of annoying issues despite following all the rules Iv learnt from here.
The amount of Co2 I'm having to pump into the tank for a green nor even lime green DC seems a lot compared to a lot of other people's set ups Iv read about my bubble counter is not a bubble counter but more like a flow indicators that uncountable I don't see any fish stress. I have checked everything for leaks".......none
I was really struggling to grow Monte Carlo as a carpet & though growin a little better now due I think to the fact that I increased the light with the extra Grobeam but things are still not great. I was led to believe this stuff would grow like crazy but it's not the case in my tank. I see very little pearling a bit on the Amazon swords but very little elsewhere none on the MC
To improve the flow I got a 1600 lph power head & have good observed flow right down to the substrate
The red plants I recently put Alternethra's are showing patchy leaves on the pink underside with some lower leaves melting is this a lighting issue or fertiliser issue?
All the other stem plants Amazon swords & cryptocorine are doing well.
Any comments greatly received than
Water 50/50 RO/tap temp, 27C 30% water change weekly.
Soil. Ada aqua soil
Ferts, EI dosing Co2 injection
Lighting, 4x24w Ho tubes with reflectors plus Grobeam 600 all lights on for 5 hours ramping up/ down total 8 hours. No real algae issues.
Filters, 2 off combined specified flow rate 1900lpm
Power head 1600lph
I have been creating or trying to create a planted (& fish) aquarium for just over a year now & Iv come a long way & have learnt a lot from this forum & I still have loads to get my head round.
I have a couple of annoying issues despite following all the rules Iv learnt from here.
The amount of Co2 I'm having to pump into the tank for a green nor even lime green DC seems a lot compared to a lot of other people's set ups Iv read about my bubble counter is not a bubble counter but more like a flow indicators that uncountable I don't see any fish stress. I have checked everything for leaks".......none
I was really struggling to grow Monte Carlo as a carpet & though growin a little better now due I think to the fact that I increased the light with the extra Grobeam but things are still not great. I was led to believe this stuff would grow like crazy but it's not the case in my tank. I see very little pearling a bit on the Amazon swords but very little elsewhere none on the MC
To improve the flow I got a 1600 lph power head & have good observed flow right down to the substrate
The red plants I recently put Alternethra's are showing patchy leaves on the pink underside with some lower leaves melting is this a lighting issue or fertiliser issue?
All the other stem plants Amazon swords & cryptocorine are doing well.
Any comments greatly received than