I have recently stripped my tank right down as had major algae issues and plants just not growing. Was dosing plenty of liquid co2 to try and combat algae but it didn't work. Algae was soft grey stuff growing on wood and green spots and haze on glass. Plants went faded green and stunted and just did nothing.
Tank is juwel lido with tetratec ex1200 and t5 lights that came with tank. Have improved flow with spray bar on filter and massive air pump with two outlets. Still dosing liquid co2 (2.5ml daily - was dosing more previously, but this is amount recommended on bottle so thought I'd start with that)
So seems just fertilisers to sort?
I have dry salts - potassium phosphate and potassium nitrate, Epsom salts and micronutrients, but not sure what I am doing with them! Have read stickies (and now worrying my potassium nitrate is not what it says - it's clumpy but doesn't smell of cheese!) but they are all confusing.
So can someone please give me some instructions for idiots? Trying hard to get an easy to keep, attractive tank, but struggling to put it all together! If you need to know, I have easy plants like mini java fern, java moss, crypts and looking for something bushy and tall like hygrohilia to go in the background (have another post about that!)
Tank is juwel lido with tetratec ex1200 and t5 lights that came with tank. Have improved flow with spray bar on filter and massive air pump with two outlets. Still dosing liquid co2 (2.5ml daily - was dosing more previously, but this is amount recommended on bottle so thought I'd start with that)
So seems just fertilisers to sort?
I have dry salts - potassium phosphate and potassium nitrate, Epsom salts and micronutrients, but not sure what I am doing with them! Have read stickies (and now worrying my potassium nitrate is not what it says - it's clumpy but doesn't smell of cheese!) but they are all confusing.
So can someone please give me some instructions for idiots? Trying hard to get an easy to keep, attractive tank, but struggling to put it all together! If you need to know, I have easy plants like mini java fern, java moss, crypts and looking for something bushy and tall like hygrohilia to go in the background (have another post about that!)