new nano/pico dosing

[soton_dave]

im just setting up a nano/pico tank at the mo,its a Do!aqua 18 litres.

ive used ADA amazonia and am injecting co2,its lit by a 11w fluval clip on light and will be filtered by a jebo external once it arrives.

its planted with individual stems of hc and small clumps of hair grass(unsure what type)

ive bought a bottle of tropica premium and a bottle of tropica specialist,it says on the bottle 1 pump per 10 litres a week,i was thinking a pump of the premium on mon and wed and a pump of the specialist on tue and thu,does this sound ok or am i missing something.

also how long should i be looking at lighting for at the mo? i was thinking 5 hrs a day and see how it goes.

cheers dave

 

[Ady34]

Sounds good, if theres a shortfall (seen in plants), you can easily just start dosing premium on a friday and specialised on a saturday as well...but im sure youll be fine with your regime above
5 hr photoperiod to start is well advised, increasing slowly after 3-4 weeks to around 8hrs if all is well
Cheerio,
Ady.