liquid fert...

[loner]

hi,

maybe i need you guys to help me to clear things up, i personally find it confusing...

In the market, there are lot of different kinds of liquid fert. using seachem as an example,the flourish, trace, iron , execl, etc. does it means that we must purchase it all? and currently, i'm using the TMG, so is it more than enough? a all in one fert? should i need to get any other kind of fert to add on to it...

thanks in advance.

[PeterGwee]

Plants need nitrate, phosphate, potassium, traces, GH(Ca/Mg), CO2 and light to grow. TMG will cover the traces part for now...The rest would depend on how much light you have over your tank? CO2 supplement? Bioload? All this factors would determine whether supplement of other stuff is necessary or not.

[sherchoo]

Loner,
The best way to judge whether the fert is good enough is yourself. Examine the plants, if they are growing well means it probably your fert regime is ok.

[loner]

hmm..why not i fill up the information sheet n you guys see whethere everything is alright...

Beginners Info Sheet
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Tank Dimensions (LxWxH): 60x30x36
Tank Volume (litres or gallons): 57l , 15g
Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 1 x 36pl , 2 x 15fl = 66w
Type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : FL n PL
No. of Hours your light is on : 10 hours
CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 1.5bps
Type of CO2 (DIY/Liquid/Tank) : tank
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor): diffusor (atmoizer)
Substrate Used : jbl aquabasic, top layer lonestar gravel
How Thick is your base fert : 3
How thick is your gravel : 3
Liquid Fertilizers Used : TMG and JBL TerroTabs
Frequency of fertilization : o.5ml per day
Tank Temperature : 27- 28
Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister) : canister filter
Filter media used : ceramics ring and filter wool
How long has your tank been set up : 3 - 4 weeks
Other equipment : -Nil-

Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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Carbonate Hardness (KH): 4
Total Hardness (gH): -nil-
pH : 6.7
NH4 (ppm): 0
NO2 (ppm): 0
NO3 (ppm): 12.5mg/l
PO4 (ppm): -nil-
Fe (ppm): -nil-

Bioload (Your Fish and Plants)
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Plants and Information

Ceratophyllum demersum - growing great
Echinodorus 'Rubin' - growing great
Vallisneria americana var. biwaensis - leaves start to rot/melt(turn brown) at the side and some have holes (not pin holes type) on it
Eleocharis acicularis - growing great
Glossostigma elatinoides - some leaves are covered with green spots.
Riccia fluitans - bubbling, great.
Vesicularia sp. - growing great
Rotala macrandra - growing, but not red as compared to Teo's

Livestock
3x SAE
2X OTO
5X Yamato shrimp
20x Malayan shrimp

Describe your problem :

problem as above.

additional problem, having green stop algae almost everday.

[loner]

maybe some pics might help, took me quite some time to search for the name of the plants i have. if it's wrong pls correct me. thanks

[loner]

is the picture showing?

[fishboy]

nope. Dun see the pic

[naturetan]

You're giving a rather strong light, which could possibly make your nutrients deficient quickly. Try dosing K(Potassium) for melting problem, and PO4(Phosphate) for spots.

[loner]

hmm i guess the pictures are up,

thanks alot for the advice too..