HI
Not a regular contributor, tend to be more of a browser.
Been trying to understand this for a while now any ideas?? ......your feedback and opinions would be greatly appreciated
EI tried it with great success but what a waste of water and nutrients. Have had great results dosing TPN+ daily, if any deficiencies appear i add a little extra Potassium, Iron, Nitrogen Phosphate etc.
But how does this approach work ....
I have been following Mark Evans progress with his latest set up and Mark is using a very low nutrient approach using carbon in the filter and phosphate remover.
Also for a few years now i have regularly visited this site http://bubblesaquarium.com/Aquascape/Aquascape Front PageF1.htm
if you take a look at the info pages on all of the aquariums they are using phosphate remover, nitrate remover etc. Plants are all healthy, no algae and water is gin clear.
I realize in the early days of a set up growth can be less and the requirements for these elements will be less and the plants will pull their needs from the substrate if using a good one ADA/Tropica/JBL etc but is this sustainable in the long term!!
I have had a lot of success with the Dennerle fert system on a relatively high light level set up 22 watts over 25 litres, V30/E15/and their NPK daily.....but when dosing EI we are dosing to 20mg/l No3 - 1mg/l Po4 - Potassium to 20mg/l. After testing when using Dennerle system No3/Po4 is really low.
Can plants be trained run on less nutrients N and P....is the way forward less light low nutrients. Do plants find a different source of N and P to the ones these phosphate and Nitrate removers take out.
Or are bubbles using a separate filter running it say over night to reset the tank so to speak and then re-dosing before the lights come on.
What do you guys think!
Not a regular contributor, tend to be more of a browser.
Been trying to understand this for a while now any ideas?? ......your feedback and opinions would be greatly appreciated
EI tried it with great success but what a waste of water and nutrients. Have had great results dosing TPN+ daily, if any deficiencies appear i add a little extra Potassium, Iron, Nitrogen Phosphate etc.
But how does this approach work ....
I have been following Mark Evans progress with his latest set up and Mark is using a very low nutrient approach using carbon in the filter and phosphate remover.
Also for a few years now i have regularly visited this site http://bubblesaquarium.com/Aquascape/Aquascape Front PageF1.htm
if you take a look at the info pages on all of the aquariums they are using phosphate remover, nitrate remover etc. Plants are all healthy, no algae and water is gin clear.
I realize in the early days of a set up growth can be less and the requirements for these elements will be less and the plants will pull their needs from the substrate if using a good one ADA/Tropica/JBL etc but is this sustainable in the long term!!
I have had a lot of success with the Dennerle fert system on a relatively high light level set up 22 watts over 25 litres, V30/E15/and their NPK daily.....but when dosing EI we are dosing to 20mg/l No3 - 1mg/l Po4 - Potassium to 20mg/l. After testing when using Dennerle system No3/Po4 is really low.
Can plants be trained run on less nutrients N and P....is the way forward less light low nutrients. Do plants find a different source of N and P to the ones these phosphate and Nitrate removers take out.
Or are bubbles using a separate filter running it say over night to reset the tank so to speak and then re-dosing before the lights come on.
What do you guys think!