tommyleestaples
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I currently have a 90 litre aquarium which is my first tank and I have now upgraded an 180 litre aquarium with external filter in which I plan to keep a fair stock of fish and plants in. The light unit consists of 2 x 35w T5 fluorescent tubes. My water parameters are listed below.
PH 8.2
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 10-20 ppm
KH 12° dKH 214.8 ppm
GH 17° dGH 304.3 ppm
I am planning to have initially run my lights for 6 hours a day and increase by an hour each month until I get to about 8-10 hours. I will have a nutrient rich substrate, pressurised CO2, fast flow and want to dose with dry fertilizers.
I know that there is a number of dosing methods out there e.g. EI, PPS-Classic and PPS Pro.
What method would be best for me as I will have quite a few fish. I also would like to try and keep water changes to either every week or every two weeks and only change about 25%. I have read that the EI method requires 50% water changes every week.
My main aim is to make sure the plants look healthy and lush I am not too concerned on fast growth.
I really would appreciate your advice as this is my second tank and I would really like to do everything right. Thanks
PH 8.2
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 10-20 ppm
KH 12° dKH 214.8 ppm
GH 17° dGH 304.3 ppm
I am planning to have initially run my lights for 6 hours a day and increase by an hour each month until I get to about 8-10 hours. I will have a nutrient rich substrate, pressurised CO2, fast flow and want to dose with dry fertilizers.
I know that there is a number of dosing methods out there e.g. EI, PPS-Classic and PPS Pro.
What method would be best for me as I will have quite a few fish. I also would like to try and keep water changes to either every week or every two weeks and only change about 25%. I have read that the EI method requires 50% water changes every week.
My main aim is to make sure the plants look healthy and lush I am not too concerned on fast growth.
I really would appreciate your advice as this is my second tank and I would really like to do everything right. Thanks