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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Thanks Clive Looks like I've got a case of Black Brush Algae, so have taken James' advice from his article and have switched CO2 to come on 2 hours before lights and overdose with Flourish Excel. However, I'm not too sure how to calculate an overdose. I have a 40 gallon tank and to dose the...
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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Hi I've been dosing ferts for almost three weeks now and while the plants seem to be growing extremely well there is algae starting to appear on the leave edges of the new plants I added. :evil: As advised I have doubled the fert values described in the EI Article to accomodate my 40 gall...
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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Hi Ferts arrived yesterday, KNO3, KH2PO4, MgSO4 and Trace Elements from Aqua Essentials, fantastic service AE :D and I'm now wondering at what level and frequency I should begin dosing, assuming Clark's 6 hours a day initial lighting, with CO2 on an hour before on and off. Tank holds roughly...
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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Cheers Clark, appreciate the advice. Will give that a go and see how we get on. Kind regards
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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Thanks guys, Have just ordered some dry ferts; KNO3, KH2PO4, MgSO4 and Trace Elements from Aqua Essentials, along with some 4dKH Solution. Going to give that a go first before splashing out on any more kit! :D One question; At what rate should I restart the CO2 at and how long for per day...
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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Thanks for the interest. Can't seem to upload my photos, so have attached three links here http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Arsene697 ... 8376193426 http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Arsene697 ... 1793442738 http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Arsene697 ... 7570150258 I do inject CO2 but not too sure how...
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    Advice on planting and maintaining a low light setup please?

    Hi I'm relatively new to this hobby and am already struggling to maintain a healthy looking tank. :( I have a Fluval 190ltr unit, lit by two 24 watt T5 strip lights for 12 hours a day and I believe this set up to be low light? Does anybody have any advice on what plants I could grow under...
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