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Should I start using specialised again?

RickB

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Hi everyone.

My tank is around 6-7 months old now, very heavily planted and is around 80 litres.

Im pumping 2bps of co2 into the tank 2 hours before lights on and turning it off 2 hours before lights off.

I was using tropica specialised ferts alongside tropica premium ferts on alternate days but after adding fish stopped using the specialised.

Now I have been noticing old leaves looking a bit worse for where, is this a lack of some nutrients and should I start using the specialised ferts again on alternate days?

By worse for where I mean like slight browning and slowly developing holes etc in the leaves.

Currently the fish stock is classed as close to max according to the calculator I use.

Edit (forgot lighting info): light is 2x 24 watt t5 and is on for 7 hours a day.

Also green spot algae on the glass is appearing faster lately and needs a very good clean each week.
 
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Always use ferts. GSA is a sign of low phosphates. You shouldn't cause any harm to your fish using ferts. I'd dose macros 'specialised' most days on my tank I probably use Micros 'premium' 2 or 3 times a week, but not directly after using the Macros.
 
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