bennell
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Evening folk, first post here but ive been hunting through various threads on this forum taking away alot of info. I have a few Qs i hope to get answers for.. Ill try keep it short and sweet. P.s appologies for the crude pictures in advanced
Ok so i have a 20gal 6 month old with 9 male guppies, 14 neons, 1 common pleco @ 3" and 2 glowlight rasaboras(admittedly over stocked).
Filtration i have a Fluval u3 on a sweet spot with the output on both the top and bottom nozzles for some plant movement and surface agitation.
Flora i have
Pygmy Chain Sword
Anubias x2
Hygrophila corymbosax2
Jungle val x3
Corkscrew val x2
Java fern x1
Lighting i have 2x15w cfl w/reflectors around 3 inch from surface on from 1pm till 10pm so 9 hours solid.
El dosing being low tech (zero co2) i used for my MACRO, 2 tsp pot nitrate 1/2 tsp pot phosphate and 3tsp of mag sulphate to 250ml of water(tap)
MICRO is 1/2 apf chelated trace to 250ml water(tap)
I dose 7ml per day on and off of each so mon, wed, fri macro, tues, thurs, sat micro and sunday rest w/50% pwc. This regime ive taken from the card when i bought the EI pack from aquariumplantfoodUK which i know is just an guidline.
I was dosing API co2 boost but ive read on various forums this can cause certain plants to melt and with low tech the plants can get into a routine of having less co2 so its not needed.
My plants are growing -slowly as expected as low tech but with problems im unsure about. As the pictures show my jungle val is turning brown and the ends are shredding, corymbosa is also browing at the ends, curling and growing with holes, corkscrew val has melted alot as this has been in for 2 week now but isnt getting better, and my anubias has a small spot of browning but is sprouting a leaf every week.
My other issue is, after i done a 50% change and dosed macro the day after, i found that there is a film on the surface which is making the tank look foggy as the light isnt penetrating the water cleanly but i dont have a clue what this could be, i store my EI mix in the fridge(cool and dark) and this is the second week of dosing. Previously i used easylife profit and it was doing ok but it made sence to spend £25 on something more flexible, more pure and longer lasting.
Any idea what could be going on, i have a feeling im doing the EI wrong but i wouldnt know what to increase.
Ok so i have a 20gal 6 month old with 9 male guppies, 14 neons, 1 common pleco @ 3" and 2 glowlight rasaboras(admittedly over stocked).
Filtration i have a Fluval u3 on a sweet spot with the output on both the top and bottom nozzles for some plant movement and surface agitation.
Flora i have
Pygmy Chain Sword
Anubias x2
Hygrophila corymbosax2
Jungle val x3
Corkscrew val x2
Java fern x1
Lighting i have 2x15w cfl w/reflectors around 3 inch from surface on from 1pm till 10pm so 9 hours solid.
El dosing being low tech (zero co2) i used for my MACRO, 2 tsp pot nitrate 1/2 tsp pot phosphate and 3tsp of mag sulphate to 250ml of water(tap)
MICRO is 1/2 apf chelated trace to 250ml water(tap)
I dose 7ml per day on and off of each so mon, wed, fri macro, tues, thurs, sat micro and sunday rest w/50% pwc. This regime ive taken from the card when i bought the EI pack from aquariumplantfoodUK which i know is just an guidline.
I was dosing API co2 boost but ive read on various forums this can cause certain plants to melt and with low tech the plants can get into a routine of having less co2 so its not needed.
My plants are growing -slowly as expected as low tech but with problems im unsure about. As the pictures show my jungle val is turning brown and the ends are shredding, corymbosa is also browing at the ends, curling and growing with holes, corkscrew val has melted alot as this has been in for 2 week now but isnt getting better, and my anubias has a small spot of browning but is sprouting a leaf every week.
My other issue is, after i done a 50% change and dosed macro the day after, i found that there is a film on the surface which is making the tank look foggy as the light isnt penetrating the water cleanly but i dont have a clue what this could be, i store my EI mix in the fridge(cool and dark) and this is the second week of dosing. Previously i used easylife profit and it was doing ok but it made sence to spend £25 on something more flexible, more pure and longer lasting.
Any idea what could be going on, i have a feeling im doing the EI wrong but i wouldnt know what to increase.
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