• You are viewing the forum as a Guest, please login (you can use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft account to login) or register using this link: Log in or Sign Up

Search results for query: *

  1. D

    Spezial N - Nitrogen Fertilizer

    Just out out curiosity, how is this special K differ in terms of it's chemical structure to other nitrate source such as for example urea in urine? Urine as far as I know has low potassium and high urea level.
  2. D

    TPN+ + KNO3?

    Will definitely sit tight. The BGA has definitely slow down it's growth since I've upped the TPN+ to 5mls daily. It used to grow at such a rate that under my 24W it will cover nearly 1/3 of the substrate in 1 week. It's now under 48w and it's only covering a few leaves on the HC and hair grass...
  3. D

    TPN+ + KNO3?

    Well I did start off with 2mls TPN+ daily but It's been 2 weeks and the growth hasn't resume. I've upped everything else from CO2, flow and light and still see no changes so I'm assuming that the fert is the one that's limiting it. Hence I've upped it to 5mls daily. Surely this must be plenty on...
  4. D

    TPN+ + KNO3?

    I'm using TPN+ at the moment for my 40 litre tank. I'm dosing 5 mls a day with 5 mls of excel and Co2 drop checker showing yellowy green in multiple different places (including just above the HC). I've managed to cut the algae back alot since I started this regime and I will tail back on the...
  5. D

    EI dosing amounts

    There is a conversion from spoon measure to gram on aquatic plant central under the fertilator tool. Different salt measured differently when weight with spoon and scale.
  6. D

    Understanding dosing perfectly

    45 days old tank should be matured enough. My tank only take about 1 month to fully cycle the ammonia to nitrate. That is however based on a low bio load (tank used for CRS). I thought that once your filter is able to convert ammonia to nitrate, the bacteria should be able to multiply quickly...
  7. D

    Understanding dosing perfectly

    I'm not the expert here when it comes to EI method but according to the aquaticplantcentral fertilator program, your weekly regime will add 10.59ppm of No3, 4.53ppm of Phosphate, 16.32ppm of K. Looks a little low to me. Follow clive EI dosing regime in the sticky section and you won't be far...
  8. D

    Understanding dosing perfectly

    There is a few question that light up in my head when I read through your specs. 1. 2.6 wpg in 55 gallon tank is a lot of light if you are only using it to grow mainly moss. Which type of light are we talking about here? T5 or T8? Might want to start cutting down on the light bring it to 1.5-2...
  9. D

    idiots guide for me please

    mono potassium phosphate
  10. D

    Chemical fertiliser

    I was just browsing the web and I came across a few other company that sell chemical for lab purposes and they have potassium nitrate and potassium sulphate at a cheaper price. Would this be any different than those one that is sold by aquaessentials? Some people that I know claimed that they...
  11. D

    Alternatives for dosing

    it is 350 litres
  12. D

    Alternatives for dosing

    With an inert substrate like sand, It's best to go with EI dosing. There is no nutrient provided by the sand so the plants will not grow well if you depends on fish waste to feed your plants. Over feeding the fish in this case will only lead to sufficient amount of NPK in the water column but...
  13. D

    Alternatives for dosing

    feed your fish well and in excess then you get your NPK sorted. If you have really densely planted tank then that might not be adequate though. However, this all depends a lot on the setup that you might have. It would be useful to know what lighting you've got, what size tank, substrate, dosing...
  14. D

    Low Light, Low Tech, No CO2...what ferts?

    aha.... Then I would go down the dosing route if that's the case. Have you set the tank up? If not I would suggest using a different type of substrate.... something which is rich in nutrient. I personally prefer low tech/natural hybrid tank. No need to worry too much about CO2 injection and...
  15. D

    Low Light, Low Tech, No CO2...what ferts?

    sorry should have made myself clear when I said regular water change. Regular water change is something like once a week or once every two weeks. I'm not saying that fertiliser won't help but you'll just have to bear in mind that EI method is basically adding nutrient and resetting it with water...
  16. D

    Low Light, Low Tech, No CO2...what ferts?

    If he's got fast growing plants in the tank then I would say the same thing but then with anubias, pellia and java fern..... The fertiliser is just going to stay in the water column till the next water change isn't it? And it's only a 11w lighting on the tank. With nano tank wpg rules don't...
  17. D

    Low Light, Low Tech, No CO2...what ferts?

    I would say forget the fert if you are not using CO2 injection. Even if you are using CO2, the slow growing plants won't be able to strip the water column of it's nutrient provided you do regular water changes. Fertiliser in this case will only cause algae.
  18. D

    TPN v PMDD Trace

    When I first read the topic, I haven't got a clue what TPN was for. AS far as I am aware, the only TPN that stands out is total parenteral nutrition i.e. the final line of treatment for someone who can't eat or digest any food. Finally the curiosity got hold of me to see how TPN works in plants...
  19. D

    Growing plants like HC and glosso without adding nutrients

    I'm actually trying this at the moment. I'm setting up a natural tank with soil as substrate, no CO2 injection but with plenty of light >3wpg because of the tank is not anywhere close to the window. I'm trying to see if I can get away with not having algae in my tank. Just ordered some...
Back
Top