Is wondergro micro+ and Macro+ enough?

[dff]

Am doing a 6ft planter now, and am thinking of keeping to just the 2 products above. Are they sufficient for healthy plant growth?

[medicineman]

I'd say you are good to go with just the two liquid fert. Even better when you have base fertilizer or using ADA soil.
If you have heavy root feeder, it is a very good idea to add in root tabs (can try the tab from same wondergro brand). Growth speed and quality would be significantly boosted.

How do I know such?

This is my tank. No base fertilizer (only use wondergro root+, macro and micro) and use only plain gravel as the substrate. Size is 200x80x80cm.


Make sure you supply ample CO2 and enough light, and most of your plants should be fine and grow well in no time.

[dff]

sweet tank! i'm using plain gravel with some ada in the middle of heavily planted scapes( left over from previous scapes), and also added some root tabs here and there ... CO2 will be up today, with more root tabs
i'm unsure of dosing, its a 6ftx2ftx1.5ft tank, my first tank larger than 2ft

[medicineman]

You can start off by dosing approx 1/2 of the recommended dose at the label and see if it is sufficient (provided that you start the tank as well planted).
A new tank uses less amount of nutrient and you do not want to add too much yet. Increase the dose slowly to suit the need of setup. Adjust accordingly after heavy trimming.

6ft tank is something different from your average, regular tank.
CO2 is one thing to watch out for, in terms of distribution and ample concentration.

Here is my other 6ft tank

[dff]

right now, i only have 2 planted tanks, namely the 6 footer and a 1 foot glosso only iwagumi. i'm actually quite fascinated by bigger tanks, because it leaves so much to imagination. if only my tank could be as lush as yours

[medicineman]

No problem at all. The moss tank featured above is only about 3-4 months old from total teardown.

With correct handling and care you can achieve the same!

[Blades]

Nice Moss/Fern tank, I would like to have that kinda tank. Can you spell out your regime, equipment etc etc for that tank pls? Thanks!

[medicineman]

Nothing much of fancy. The tank pretty much grow on pure balance with a little help.

Size : 190 x 80 x 80 cm
Lighting : 3 x 150W metal halide 6000K, 8hrs a day (siesta)
Filter : sump approx 300 liter volume
CO2 : 2-3 bps via reactor
Substrate : plain silica sand, 1-2mm particle
Cooling : 4 x mini fan (on with lights), DIY chiller @27C
Water change : 20%, once every 3-4 weeks
Ferts : Wonder Gro Macro+ (10 pumps, 2 times a week)
Wonder Gro Micro+ (10 pumps, 1 time a week)
Wonder Gro Root+ (plenty all over rooted plant)

Flora : taiwan moss, microsorum sp, crypt wendtii, hygro corymbosa, hygro poliserma, tiger lotus, tennelus
Fauna : sparsely populated - assorted rasbora (approx 25-30), algae eater, albino redfin shark