It absolutely amazes me how you can blast the anubias with so much light and for them to respond so well and not be covered with algae.
I also back out from this on my tank, but I am now considering no NO3 adition to my mix again at the next batch to see if I can get the rotala to turn red! choices choices!!Dosing no NO3 over 10-12 days should at least ensure whatever is going on in the tank, the nitrate is steadily trending towards decreasing between water changes. It just seems like a lot of instability/uncertainty for the temptation of coloured up and compact growth.
but I am now considering no NO3 adition to my mix again at the next batch to see if I can get the rotala to turn red!
I suppose the other workaround @Jayefc1 is to extend out water changes to 10-12 days to steadily diminish the nitrate in the water column. It would be a cycle between every water change though and not consistent - NO3 trending downwards.
That would be a risk to try and also presumes the water report is accurate... the average is worked out from 53 samples with the range of NO3 standing at 11.5ppm lowest to 35.8ppm highest, setting an mean average of 23.7ppm. It’s also from last year which is why I hate this, “I know what’s going on” mentality... do you heck and I’m certainly not exempt.
Dosing no NO3 over 10-12 days should at least ensure whatever is going on in the tank, the nitrate is steadily trending towards decreasing between water changes. It just seems like a lot of instability/uncertainty for the temptation of coloured up and compact growth.
You’re right though, RO ruined all the love before.
It would be far more simple to apply EI, accept different colouration, faster growth and more trimming.
Didnt set this little beast up for a simple life though did you could you not slowly start to stretch the water changes out say 9 days or still do the weekly water change but adding no no3 apart from what's in the tap and see what happens over the next month wouldnt that still be limiting maybe not as much as you want but would be a good starting pointIt would be far more simple to apply EI, accept different colouration, faster growth and more trimming
Your such a perfectionist it makes me chuckle most people would be feeling a sence of achievement from the above pics lol and would actually give almost anything to have that look in there tanks lol
most people would be feeling a sence of achievement
It will be the relative mix of ground and surface water, and because of the time of year there may also be some input from water that has been nitrate stripped as well.The TDS readings alone have ranged from 380ppm to 510ppm over the last four weeks. Who knows what’s causing that large a fluctuation of conductivity?
Dont do it remember how it was draining the fun from the tank
That looks so good very relaxing, why yoi changed to ro mate ?Bad news @Jayefc1 gone back to RO
Gets worse... Even switched the 1200 over as well. Both these puppies on RO now:
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Glutton for punishment mate. But on the flip side, excited to have greater certainty about input into the tanks and their parameters. Makes it easier to figure out what’s working out across time.