Need help fine tunning fert schedule

[IUnknown]

I am trying to fine tune my setup. Does anyone see anything that I am doing wrong? In a high light/heavily planted tank should I be dosing K twice a week? My nitrates are 12 out of tap so I don't dose that. My glosso showed some iron deficiency so I went out and got Flourish iron and will try dosing 3-4 times weekly.
Current tank
10gallon tank 8 green neon tetras, 5 cherry red shrimp, SL-50 wet/dry filter 39 watt PC lighting Pressurized CO2 30,pH 6.8,KH 6,GH 13, AMM 0, Nitrite 0,N03 12.5, Phosphate <.5, seachem Flourite for substrate.

for my parameters testing,

http://home.mindspring.com/~gfiske13...%20journal.xls

[This message was edited by IUnknown on Fri April 11 2003 at 04:52 PM.]

[Plantbrain]

How sure are you of the NO3 level? Eg.what type of test kits are you using etc.
Try dosing that after a water change and see if you have plant improvement. 1/8 teaspoon 2x a week.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[IUnknown]

It is a tetra test. I live downtown so I think the nitrate are that high. Last fall they were lower and you could see it in the Rotola indica I had in the tank, they were very red. Now they are green. I redid the tank and I think the tank is still getting established, and I am still trying to figure it out.