Glen Adams
New Member
Hey lads and lasses,
Ok i'm fairly new to planted aquariums and i'm still learning and getting my head round it all.
Today i decided to test my water and here are my results -
P.H - 7.0
AMMONIA - 0 PPM
NITRITE - 0 PPM
NITRATE - 40 PPM
G.H - 160 MG/L or PPM
K.H - 11 d
I don't have fish in this tank yet and i have tested the tap water and i'm getting 30-40 PPM of nitrate,
i have co2 running 2hrs before lights come on and co2 turns off 1 hour before lights turn off, lights are on for 6 hrs per day and im using a nicrew 11w led light.
I am having some slight problems with algae
I'm fertilising the E.I method and this is how ive been fertilising -
i've been thinking about using a ro system and use Seachem Equilibrium to give me a better start..
But generally would like to know if im kind of on the right track and take some advice aswell.
Thanks Glen
Ok i'm fairly new to planted aquariums and i'm still learning and getting my head round it all.
Today i decided to test my water and here are my results -
P.H - 7.0
AMMONIA - 0 PPM
NITRITE - 0 PPM
NITRATE - 40 PPM
G.H - 160 MG/L or PPM
K.H - 11 d
I don't have fish in this tank yet and i have tested the tap water and i'm getting 30-40 PPM of nitrate,
i have co2 running 2hrs before lights come on and co2 turns off 1 hour before lights turn off, lights are on for 6 hrs per day and im using a nicrew 11w led light.
I am having some slight problems with algae
I'm fertilising the E.I method and this is how ive been fertilising -
i've been thinking about using a ro system and use Seachem Equilibrium to give me a better start..
But generally would like to know if im kind of on the right track and take some advice aswell.
Thanks Glen