Hi,
Looking for some advice.
Planted and filled my tank last friday (at last!). Decided to do it all in one go. I have planted in total 74 tropica plants (35 HC, 24 V. Nana & 15 E. Parvula).
Since then I have been doing 50% water changes every other day. But there has appeared a few patches of what I describe browny looking HC. Not much but some. Rest is very green and bright. Is this due to being a new tank or is something amiss?
Ammonia shows very low, A bit of Nitrite and a bit of Nitrate is present in my tank.
Some other info for you:
Tank Volume: 400L
Dosing: 7ml of TPN and 3ml of TPN+ daily.
KH: 30ppm
Ph: 6.5 (controlled on a Ph controller)
Temp: 26 degrees
Drop checker shows darkish green (may be a tad low)
Water circulation very good 12X
Aquamedic CO2 reactor with no bubbles entering the aquarium (?therefore not loosing any CO2)
ADA Aquasoil with ADA Power Sand Special.
I know this makes (in theory) the CO2 levels low (approx. 16.1ppm) But was told to up the CO2 slowly.
So as already stated is it just a bit of dye off due to being new or do I need to increase my CO2 more by lowering the PH on the controller or adjust my fertiliser (if so which way)?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Dave
Looking for some advice.
Planted and filled my tank last friday (at last!). Decided to do it all in one go. I have planted in total 74 tropica plants (35 HC, 24 V. Nana & 15 E. Parvula).
Since then I have been doing 50% water changes every other day. But there has appeared a few patches of what I describe browny looking HC. Not much but some. Rest is very green and bright. Is this due to being a new tank or is something amiss?
Ammonia shows very low, A bit of Nitrite and a bit of Nitrate is present in my tank.
Some other info for you:
Tank Volume: 400L
Dosing: 7ml of TPN and 3ml of TPN+ daily.
KH: 30ppm
Ph: 6.5 (controlled on a Ph controller)
Temp: 26 degrees
Drop checker shows darkish green (may be a tad low)
Water circulation very good 12X
Aquamedic CO2 reactor with no bubbles entering the aquarium (?therefore not loosing any CO2)
ADA Aquasoil with ADA Power Sand Special.
I know this makes (in theory) the CO2 levels low (approx. 16.1ppm) But was told to up the CO2 slowly.
So as already stated is it just a bit of dye off due to being new or do I need to increase my CO2 more by lowering the PH on the controller or adjust my fertiliser (if so which way)?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Dave