baron von bubba
Member
hi all,
this is my first proper tank, after many weeks of reading a few hours a day i thought i was ready to go for it! this is one week in!
tbh, as i have no exp what so ever i have just choosen a random selection of mostly easy plants to give myself an idea of how things will look and grow etc, with a view to evolving the tank as my expieience grows!
its a 240 rio with 4x54w T5 (using 2 tubes with a 2 hour "burst" of all four, 8hours/day)
pressurized CO2,
eco complete substrate topped with plain black gravel,
ehiem 2126 filter (i'm guessing i need another simular filter or a power head thingy to increase flow??)
will be using EI method, altho not to sure about the final dosing amounts etc (i left it late to read up on this aspect!!! :0/ )
tap water:-
ph7.8
gh11
kh8
nitrates 12-30 ??
phos 3-4
any thoughts, advice or critisisms would be gladly recieved!!!! ;0)
this is my first proper tank, after many weeks of reading a few hours a day i thought i was ready to go for it! this is one week in!
tbh, as i have no exp what so ever i have just choosen a random selection of mostly easy plants to give myself an idea of how things will look and grow etc, with a view to evolving the tank as my expieience grows!
its a 240 rio with 4x54w T5 (using 2 tubes with a 2 hour "burst" of all four, 8hours/day)
pressurized CO2,
eco complete substrate topped with plain black gravel,
ehiem 2126 filter (i'm guessing i need another simular filter or a power head thingy to increase flow??)
will be using EI method, altho not to sure about the final dosing amounts etc (i left it late to read up on this aspect!!! :0/ )
tap water:-
ph7.8
gh11
kh8
nitrates 12-30 ??
phos 3-4
any thoughts, advice or critisisms would be gladly recieved!!!! ;0)