Pedro Viveiros
Seedling
- Joined
- 22 Oct 2014
- Messages
- 7
Hello everyone,
This is my first tank, as described below. Recently I had some Stag Horn algae, and diatoms, I tested the NO3, that was 0 ppm, and made some “emergency” fertilization, noticing improvement in plants... After that, I decided to initiate the EI method, but I’m confused about the EI target doses, in ppm, for macro elements.
The questions are:
-In my case, how many ppm of KNO3 and KH2PO4 for the week, divided in how many days?
-Can I work with this light, or it’s to low?
(I will dose the macros in solution, and already have the salts to make the mix. For micros, I’m thinking in using the Tropica Premium Fertiliser)
Any advice will be appreciated.
Aquarium configuration:
Dimensions: 30x30x30cm (22Liters - 5.8 G)
Start Date: September 10, 2014.
Parameters
PH +/-6,9 (CO2 ON) +/- 7.3 (CO2 OFF)
KH- 6.5º
No2- 0 ppm (before fertilization, now is around 20, I guess?)
NO3- 0 ppm
Po4 0.25 ppm
Co2: Pressurized, inline reactor,+/- 0.5 bubble per second turned on 2H before light and turned off 1H before light.
Light: (8H) Flexi-mini HCRI LED (9W, 675lm, 6700k)
Filter: EHEIM classic 150
Soil: Aquarium Soil Powder, Tropica
Plants:
Microsorum Pteropus Narrow
Bacopa 'Compact'
Anubias sp. Petite
Hydrocotyle tripartite
Ludwigia glandulosa
Eleocharis sp. Mini
Fauna:
Neocaridina heteropoda (14, and baby shrimps)
Rasbora brigittae (7)
This is my first tank, as described below. Recently I had some Stag Horn algae, and diatoms, I tested the NO3, that was 0 ppm, and made some “emergency” fertilization, noticing improvement in plants... After that, I decided to initiate the EI method, but I’m confused about the EI target doses, in ppm, for macro elements.
The questions are:
-In my case, how many ppm of KNO3 and KH2PO4 for the week, divided in how many days?
-Can I work with this light, or it’s to low?
(I will dose the macros in solution, and already have the salts to make the mix. For micros, I’m thinking in using the Tropica Premium Fertiliser)
Any advice will be appreciated.
Aquarium configuration:
Dimensions: 30x30x30cm (22Liters - 5.8 G)
Start Date: September 10, 2014.
Parameters
PH +/-6,9 (CO2 ON) +/- 7.3 (CO2 OFF)
KH- 6.5º
No2- 0 ppm (before fertilization, now is around 20, I guess?)
NO3- 0 ppm
Po4 0.25 ppm
Co2: Pressurized, inline reactor,+/- 0.5 bubble per second turned on 2H before light and turned off 1H before light.
Light: (8H) Flexi-mini HCRI LED (9W, 675lm, 6700k)
Filter: EHEIM classic 150
Soil: Aquarium Soil Powder, Tropica
Plants:
Microsorum Pteropus Narrow
Bacopa 'Compact'
Anubias sp. Petite
Hydrocotyle tripartite
Ludwigia glandulosa
Eleocharis sp. Mini
Fauna:
Neocaridina heteropoda (14, and baby shrimps)
Rasbora brigittae (7)