johnny70
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I have setup a 30x15x12" tank for Apisto's. I have a Tetra Plants Complete planting medium topped with sand.
I am fitting 1 x T5 Lumilux® High Output 24watt daylight & 1 x T5 Lumilux® High Output 24watt cool white lamps.
I have a pH of 6.6 and a kH of 1-2, so I don't want to add co2.
I have been dosing 10ml of Seachem Excel 2ml Seachem Flourish and 2ml Seachem Iron, every 7 days, after a 30ltr water change.
My plants are very simple, Swords, Cabomba and some Crypts(not sure of type) and some java fern.
The plants have only been getting 24w light from a arcadia daylight bulb for 10hours a day for the last 3 weeks, plant growth has been not so good, swords aren't doing well, cabomba is ok as is the crypts but they are flourishing. so i decided to upgrade the lighting first, which I'll be doing on sunday.
Can you suggest a ferts regime that only requires 1 dosing a week? if so what? and buy from where? sould i be using powders as I've seen described?
Cheers for any advice, I'm only just getting into planted tanks :?
Thanks
JOHNNY
I am fitting 1 x T5 Lumilux® High Output 24watt daylight & 1 x T5 Lumilux® High Output 24watt cool white lamps.
I have a pH of 6.6 and a kH of 1-2, so I don't want to add co2.
I have been dosing 10ml of Seachem Excel 2ml Seachem Flourish and 2ml Seachem Iron, every 7 days, after a 30ltr water change.
My plants are very simple, Swords, Cabomba and some Crypts(not sure of type) and some java fern.
The plants have only been getting 24w light from a arcadia daylight bulb for 10hours a day for the last 3 weeks, plant growth has been not so good, swords aren't doing well, cabomba is ok as is the crypts but they are flourishing. so i decided to upgrade the lighting first, which I'll be doing on sunday.
Can you suggest a ferts regime that only requires 1 dosing a week? if so what? and buy from where? sould i be using powders as I've seen described?
Cheers for any advice, I'm only just getting into planted tanks :?
Thanks
JOHNNY