Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to vent my spleen a bit on my tank situation. So I’ve kept discus for years but have recently moved them into a new tank which is an Aquaone 300 with a 75l sump. I’ve also got 2 airstones in the main tank. The sump pump is 3600lph and I also have an internal filter 600lph.
The discus are the priority but I also want the tank to look good as its in our main living room in the house. The tank has a very shallow layer of sand at the bottom and a few plants in small plant pots with some of that bonsai clay soil stuff in them. The plants are giant vallis, normal vallis, amazon swords java fern and a few crypts.
I have used co2 injection and EI dosing in the past and it really made a difference, however this time it does not seem to have made any different and the plants are doing ok but not great and the crypts aren't doing too well tbh.
I’m using an intank diffuser and putting in about 1.5 bps, the ph is 7.3 and goes down to about 6.8-6.9 during the day. The kh is 4 which by my reckoning means the c02 is about 20ppm. I haven't wanted it to be greater at this time as like I said the fish are the priority. I have a drop checker on order. I have a tm2 pH monitor/computer but I have only been using it to measure the pH the co2 isn't plugged into it. The co2 is on a timer to come on 2 hours before the light and go off 2 hours after.
The hood still has the original marine lights which his two white t5’s and 2 blue, 39w. I haven't changed them as reading the forum it sounds like this will nt make a diff to the plants. Lights are on for about 13hrs a day.
Reading the forum I think the obvious advice will be to reduce the lighting and increase the co2. Which I may do over the weekend whilst I'm there to monitor the fish’s behaviour. Other than that do you guys have any advice let me know if you have any other questions.
The nitrite nitrate etc. is all very low.
Just wanted to vent my spleen a bit on my tank situation. So I’ve kept discus for years but have recently moved them into a new tank which is an Aquaone 300 with a 75l sump. I’ve also got 2 airstones in the main tank. The sump pump is 3600lph and I also have an internal filter 600lph.
The discus are the priority but I also want the tank to look good as its in our main living room in the house. The tank has a very shallow layer of sand at the bottom and a few plants in small plant pots with some of that bonsai clay soil stuff in them. The plants are giant vallis, normal vallis, amazon swords java fern and a few crypts.
I have used co2 injection and EI dosing in the past and it really made a difference, however this time it does not seem to have made any different and the plants are doing ok but not great and the crypts aren't doing too well tbh.
I’m using an intank diffuser and putting in about 1.5 bps, the ph is 7.3 and goes down to about 6.8-6.9 during the day. The kh is 4 which by my reckoning means the c02 is about 20ppm. I haven't wanted it to be greater at this time as like I said the fish are the priority. I have a drop checker on order. I have a tm2 pH monitor/computer but I have only been using it to measure the pH the co2 isn't plugged into it. The co2 is on a timer to come on 2 hours before the light and go off 2 hours after.
The hood still has the original marine lights which his two white t5’s and 2 blue, 39w. I haven't changed them as reading the forum it sounds like this will nt make a diff to the plants. Lights are on for about 13hrs a day.
Reading the forum I think the obvious advice will be to reduce the lighting and increase the co2. Which I may do over the weekend whilst I'm there to monitor the fish’s behaviour. Other than that do you guys have any advice let me know if you have any other questions.
The nitrite nitrate etc. is all very low.