Robert Fletcher
Member
I started pressurised CO2 yesterday and the drop counter is now a nice lime green. A 30% water change preceded this. Now the perimeters are all out of wack. Here is what I did. Tank size 110 litre.
Added 10 Tropica Nutrition Capsules to a neutral clay substrate.
Added 3 squirts of Tropica Plant Growth Premium Fertiliser. (Should have been 10).
Using the API Master Test Kit I recorded the following this morning.
pH 6.4
ammonia 1 ppm
nitrite 2 ppm
Nitrate 80 ppm
Immediate action 15 ml of Prime. Fish look normal to me.
I don’t have an analysis of these fertilisers. I have used previously Seachem Flourish Comprehensive without CO2 injection with no noticeable effect.
I have not panicled yet. I have read that starting CO2 can upset perimeters. What I am thinking is could these fertilizers contain ammonium compounds that is giving me these readings. What should I do I am biding time by using Prime.
Added 10 Tropica Nutrition Capsules to a neutral clay substrate.
Added 3 squirts of Tropica Plant Growth Premium Fertiliser. (Should have been 10).
Using the API Master Test Kit I recorded the following this morning.
pH 6.4
ammonia 1 ppm
nitrite 2 ppm
Nitrate 80 ppm
Immediate action 15 ml of Prime. Fish look normal to me.
I don’t have an analysis of these fertilisers. I have used previously Seachem Flourish Comprehensive without CO2 injection with no noticeable effect.
I have not panicled yet. I have read that starting CO2 can upset perimeters. What I am thinking is could these fertilizers contain ammonium compounds that is giving me these readings. What should I do I am biding time by using Prime.