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So a little update. I nearly created another thread but thought it might be good to keep it in one place.
So I'm still struggling with this tank and getting healthy growth throughout, maybe im being impatient....or maybe not but it seems that despite my tweaking nothing is improving.
I have changed my method of compiling my water change as moved the powerhead and in tank atomizer down towards the substrate. I've continued EI dosing and kept everything as steady as possible with no changes to BPS and so far its yielded nothing
I'm trying not to get frustrated but I feel like a lot of hard work is getting me no-where so I'm back to square 1.
Since the last update my Staurogyn Repens has died a death and has all but gone, every day i return home to see a host of leaves sat at the top of the tank. Generally the hygrophilia is doing ok but generally nothing grows at any rate and some plants just seem to stay exactly the same with no growth and very slow death. What I'm finding most difficult is to see/perceive positive or negative change and then react to it. I know its important to get the CO2 stable but how patient should I be before expecting results?
I think I got caught in the 'more light is more growth' trap and I've now taken the lights back down to 25% intensity after slowly raising them. I know I can grow the Staurogyn Repens as it started to take off before but im amazed at how quickly it has died.
To clarify this is how im running the tank now-
Weekly Water Change of 50% (80% RO Re-Mineralised to 80TDS + 20% Tap achieving total TDS of 150)
CO2 on @ 14:30-23:00 (2-3BPS)
Lights on @17:00-00:00 (now with 15min dim either side)
I have an inline diffuser which I could use on my external filter but it does slow down over the course of a couple of weeks which would affect the consistence of the CO2 level since it would be connected to the outflow.
If anyone has any suggestions I'd be very happy to hear them, I know that the CO2 isn't diffusing into the water correctly but i cant see what else i can do!
Cheers!
So I'm still struggling with this tank and getting healthy growth throughout, maybe im being impatient....or maybe not but it seems that despite my tweaking nothing is improving.
I have changed my method of compiling my water change as moved the powerhead and in tank atomizer down towards the substrate. I've continued EI dosing and kept everything as steady as possible with no changes to BPS and so far its yielded nothing
I'm trying not to get frustrated but I feel like a lot of hard work is getting me no-where so I'm back to square 1.
Since the last update my Staurogyn Repens has died a death and has all but gone, every day i return home to see a host of leaves sat at the top of the tank. Generally the hygrophilia is doing ok but generally nothing grows at any rate and some plants just seem to stay exactly the same with no growth and very slow death. What I'm finding most difficult is to see/perceive positive or negative change and then react to it. I know its important to get the CO2 stable but how patient should I be before expecting results?
I think I got caught in the 'more light is more growth' trap and I've now taken the lights back down to 25% intensity after slowly raising them. I know I can grow the Staurogyn Repens as it started to take off before but im amazed at how quickly it has died.
To clarify this is how im running the tank now-
Weekly Water Change of 50% (80% RO Re-Mineralised to 80TDS + 20% Tap achieving total TDS of 150)
CO2 on @ 14:30-23:00 (2-3BPS)
Lights on @17:00-00:00 (now with 15min dim either side)
I have an inline diffuser which I could use on my external filter but it does slow down over the course of a couple of weeks which would affect the consistence of the CO2 level since it would be connected to the outflow.
If anyone has any suggestions I'd be very happy to hear them, I know that the CO2 isn't diffusing into the water correctly but i cant see what else i can do!
Cheers!