Is My Fertilization Regime Adequate?

[alantan9]

Hi Bros,

Just like to check if my fertilization regime is adequate for my 2.5 feet tank with CO2 at 1 bps. Thanks

LushGro-Aqua (10 ml)
Tetra FloraPride (25 ml)
Super Root Monster (6 stickes spread around the whole tank)

Do i have to add any more other fertilizers? Can advise? hehehe....arigato...




Alan

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We need more information, fill up the tank help sheet stickied on this forum

[alantan9]

Hi,

May i know where to fill in my tank specifications? Thanks a million!


regards,
Alan

[valice]

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=15348

Fill it up and post it back here...

[alantan9]

Hi Guys,

Here's my specifications:

Tank Dimensions (LxWxH, specify units): 30in x 15in x 18in

Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 48
Number and type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : 1 X PL
Age of light bulbs : 1 month
No. of hours your lights are on : 8 hours

CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 1
Type of CO2 (DIY/Cylinder) : Cylinder
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor) iffuser

Liquid fertilisers Used (Product name. E.g. Seachem Flourish) :Tetra Florapride and Lushgro Aqua
Fertilization regime (Frequency and amount per dose) : once a week tetra (25 ml) and Lushgro (10ml)

Other fertilisers (Product name. E.g. Root Monster) : Super Root monster (Oceanfree)

Other additives (Product name. E.g. Seachem Prime) : nil

Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister, Product name/model if possible) : Canister (Space ADV)
When was the filter last washed : nil
Filter media used : Ceramic rings, coarse sponge, fine sponge
When was the media last changed :nil
What was changed :nil

Age of setup (i.e. since initial setup or last major re-do ) : 1 week

Water change frequency : daily
Amount changed : 5% top up

Water surface movement (None/gentle/turbulent) : gentle with fan blowing
Circulation (None/gentle/turbulent) : gentle

Tank Temperature : 26-28

Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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KH (dKH):
GH (dGH):
pH :
NH4 (ppm):
NO2 (ppm):
NO3 (ppm):
PO4 (ppm):
Fe (ppm):

Bioload (Number and type of fish and plants)
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Fauna: 30 Neon Tetra, 20 Rasobora Harlequin, 10 Rummy nose, 3 clown loaches, 20 cherry shrimps and 30 malayan shrimps

Flora: Erect moss, E. Tennullus, MM, Java Fern (Narrow)


regards,
Alan

[alantan9]

Btw i have planted some e.tennullus last week but it seems like they are not growing much and in fact, their leaves are turning yellow close to brown...hmmmz....Can anyone help me out with this problem coz i thot e. tennullus should be an easy plant to grow? Thanks a lot....

[valice]

Could you measure the kH and pH of your tank so that the ppm of the CO2 could be ascertain? That would help us here to determine what's the root problem...

If you not providing enough CO2 to your plants, all the nutrient in the water wouldn't be used by them... So still equal to being starved of nutrients...

[alantan9]

oh okie....so how do i measure the ph and kh? jus take out a sample volume of water from my tank n test using the tetra kit can? hehehehe

[grey_fox]

Use a PH test kit & a KH test kit.

Get the values, go to http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/aq_calculator.php and click on CO2 calculator to get the CO2 PPM

[alantan9]

oh thanks....btw i am using Tetra Ph and Kh test kits...but the Kh test kit i added 10 drops then the colour change from blue to yellow....what does that mean ah? Does it mean that the Kh is 10 dKh? Please enlighten me...Thanks a lot...

Btw, my Ph is around 6.5 - 7.0...haha...the colour very difficult to differentiate...=)