My First Aquascaping

[Urban Aquaria]

Guys need some help how to dose my aquarium.

I bought the following things.

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My Aquarium is 60x30x36. The Florish iron instruction was 1 capful (5ml) or each 200L. For Flourish 1 capful(5ml) for each 250L.

And lastly the prime 1capful(5ml)f9r each 200L. I'm using a 20 Liter backet.

Question:
1. How many ml of iron can i put twice a week.
2. How many ml of flourish i can put twice a week.
3. How many ml for prime i can put on a 20 liter bucket.
4. Is this enough to make my plant health. because most of the plant are tall but leaves are small but they all reaching the top of the aquarium.

I'm not so happy with the plant growth so i replanted it.

Just follow the Seachem bottle dosing instructions for a start, then adjust based on observing the plant growth and condition.

I guess you'll notice the fertilizer dosing instructions tend to be abit vague, ie. dose once or twice a week... thats because they can't know what are the actual plant types and density in everyone's tank, so its up to the user to estimate and adjust.

As for Prime, its a dechlorinator solution, so just work out the dosage fraction based on your water change volume (ie. 0.5ml for 20 liter bucket of water). Dosing abit more dechlorinator is usually still okay.

[Thatasky]

Latest update! Even until now I'm still figuring why my tank got a lot of algae. Planning to reduce my light from 8 hours to 6 hours and observe the effect.

[Thatasky]

Just do a water test:

PH : 6.4
AMMONIA: 0 ppm
NITRATE : 20 ppm
NITRITE : 0 ppm

But I don't understand why I having an algae bloom.

[Urban Aquaria]

Algae will grow as long as there is light, even with relatively low nutrients they can still scavenge enough to grow... you'll just have to manually remove the algae as part of regular maintenance and also introduce a mix of algae eaters to manage it (ie. shrimps otos, nerites etc).

[golfball]

Is your light bright enough for your tall tank especially if have stem plants that love high lights. quite barely planted especially in front. Insufficient plant mass may also contribute to algae together with others...

[Thatasky]

Update as of 25/4/2015

Remove my diffuser and install Insta Mix Reactor for CO2.
Installed Surface skimmer
Add new residents. 5 Black neon tetras and 5 yamato. My first batch reduce to 4.

Here are some pictures of the above.
Co2Reactor.jpgSurfaceskimmer.jpgNew residents.jpg

The only things i don't get with my CO2 was after 1 hour it will stop producing bubbles and i need to adjust it again. After hour again stop then adjust The co2 tank are full. What seems the problem.

[Urban Aquaria]

Looks like you are using a manual regulator, those do tend to have irregular output as the adjustment valve is not as accurate... installing a needle valve would usually result in a more accurate and consistent BPS injection rate. If possible, upgrade to a solenoid regulator with twin gauges, those will work better.

Btw, also check that the main valve (on top of the Co2 tank) is open fully, not halfway.

[skytan]

think the tetra is Black Emperor Tetra..

Very nice fishes..not easy to find in LFS

[Thatasky]

Looks like you are using a manual regulator, those do tend to have irregular output as the adjustment valve is not as accurate... installing a needle valve would usually result in a more accurate and consistent BPS injection rate. If possible, upgrade to a solenoid regulator with twin gauges, those will work better.

Btw, also check that the main valve (on top of the Co2 tank) is open fully, not halfway.

Waiting for this month salary to buy solenoid. Going overseas for 1 month need to settle this Co2. Do you know anyone selling cheap one.

[Thatasky]

think the tetra is Black Emperor Tetra..

Very nice fishes..not easy to find in LFS

Its black neon tetra.

[Urban Aquaria]

Waiting for this month salary to buy solenoid. Going overseas for 1 month need to settle this Co2. Do you know anyone selling cheap one.

I guess you can keep a look out on the forum marketplace, used sets pop up for sale quite often.

[Thatasky]

think the tetra is Black Emperor Tetra..

Very nice fishes..not easy to find in LFS

Bro your correct, its an emperor tetra. damn, i want the neon lor.

[Thatasky]

Need help to check if this is overstock for my aquarium 60x30x36:

8 x amano
3 x red cherry shrimp
8 x cardinal Tetra
6 x emperor tetra
8 x black neon tetra
6 x ember tetra
2 x killer snail
2 x sae

[fireblade]

load is a bit on the high side, but if your filter can handle, then it is still good.

[Thatasky]

load is a bit on the high side, but if your filter can handle, then it is still good.

I'm using fluval C2 and Eheim Ecco pro 130

[Thatasky]

Reading as of today after stocking:

PH: 7.2
Ammonia:.25
Nitrate: 40
Nitrite: 0

[Urban Aquaria]

Reading as of today after stocking:

PH: 7.2
Ammonia:.25
Nitrate: 40
Nitrite: 0

Odd that the pH moved up to slightly alkaline... any things you recently added to the tank which may have caused that change in pH?

[Thatasky]

Odd that the pH moved up to slightly alkaline... any things you recently added to the tank which may have caused that change in pH?

I just add 8 black neon tetras and 6 embers tetras.

And i just bought a solenoid.

[Thatasky]

HELP PH RISING! now 7.2

NITRATE: 40
AMMONIA: 0

[Thatasky]

Hi Guys,

Just did some changes on the Aquarium in terms of equipment,plants and scape:

1. Change my aqualighter 2 light to Odeyssea Quad T5 - And men its make a different. Most of the plant are now always pearling.
2. Remove some stone to make space
3. Add some new plants

See pictures for you guys to see. Hope you guys like it.

Aqua1.jpg