Paulo Soares
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Dear friends,
Need some opinions from you.
First let´s point the entire set up in order for you to make an opinion more precise.
TANK
160L (100x40x40) 130L Efetctive
LIGHTS
Odyssea T5 4x39w 4* 6500 K
87 Lumens / liter
Start/End from 15 PM till 23 PM
FILTER
EHEIM professionel 4+ 600
Equo Stilla (3 Ceramics baskets)
Pretty much flow.
CO2
Regulator with solenoide “CO2ART”
ADA Difuser 40 MM Pollen Beetle
Start / End from 10 Am till 21 PM
HARDSCAPE
ADA La Plata Sand
Black Pagoda Stone 15 KG
Red Moor Wood
SUBSTRATE
9 Liter Tropica Growth Substrate
9 Liter Tropica Aquarium Soil
3 Liter Tropica Soil Powder
FERTILIZATION:
Tropica Specialized Plus Tropica Premium
Scheme:
WATER CHEMISTRY
RO OSMOSIS
KH = 3º
GH = 3º
All plants are Tropica´s culture and most of ½ Grow and they are:
Echinodorus Bleheri, Staurogyne Repens, Althernanthera Mini, Eleocharis Parvula, Eleocharis Mini, Amannia Bonsai, Rotala Rotundifolia, Nymphoides Taywan, Taxyphillum Spiky, Christmas Moss, Pogostemon Helferi, Echinodorus Quadricostatus, Echinodorus Reni, Didiplis Diandra, and finally Hidrocotyle Tripartida but this last one is not Tropica´s culture.
And for the first time i´m using Tropica Specialized Fertilizer and also Tropica Premium.
So i´m not too familiar yet with this fertilizers.
I´m following the scheme above I did myself. Take a look at it please.
And I was following George Farmer, Oliver Knott, Pascale, Victor Lanktos, and others and I conclude by the set up´s of their own tanks that they all mostly use an amount of Tropica´s ferts that are around 60 to 80 ML ML of Specialized and 40 to 50 ML of Premium for each 100 Liter. This is the measure they all pretty much use (more or less). And so I´m guiding my self from these figures cause I have no experience at all with Tropica Ferts
Now the issue:
My Echinodorus Bleheri and My Staurogyne Repens are a little bit transparent and a bit brown as photos show.
Tropica says in their website that “light leaves often indicate lack of nutrition, but can also be due to poor growth. Echinodorus bleheri is a typical example of lack of micro-nutrients”
That´s why I bought the Bleheri for this tank. To be able to follow her as a guide for all plants as they recommend in the website.
I would appreciate some opinions concerning my fertilization method.
Do you friends believe the scheme i´m following (see photo) is good or does it need a modification?
What can I do to prevent this issue on my Bleheri and Staurogyne?
What is your advise?
Should i way for plants to adapt even more remembering the tank as 15 days only yet?
Are plants still adaptating?
I am already given 90 ML a week of SPECIALIZED fert. - Should I increase even more the SPECIALIZED?
I do believe a “little” something is wrong with my ferts but I didn´t want to make any change without consulting opinions cause I do not have much issues with the tank , I have growth, although these symptoms in these two plants.
But I also believe that if I don´t correct now this problem my Bleheri will go much worst or even the other plants.
Some testing i made just in case: Giving 90 Ml and 40 Ml / week of Specialized and Premium i obtain pretty good values or Iron in the test but NO3 and PO4 is almost zero. That´s why i´m asking if i should increase evem more the dose.
Many many thanks for any advise you can provide.
Yours Truly
Paulo Soares
Need some opinions from you.
First let´s point the entire set up in order for you to make an opinion more precise.
TANK
160L (100x40x40) 130L Efetctive
LIGHTS
Odyssea T5 4x39w 4* 6500 K
87 Lumens / liter
Start/End from 15 PM till 23 PM
FILTER
EHEIM professionel 4+ 600
Equo Stilla (3 Ceramics baskets)
Pretty much flow.
CO2
Regulator with solenoide “CO2ART”
ADA Difuser 40 MM Pollen Beetle
Start / End from 10 Am till 21 PM
HARDSCAPE
ADA La Plata Sand
Black Pagoda Stone 15 KG
Red Moor Wood
SUBSTRATE
9 Liter Tropica Growth Substrate
9 Liter Tropica Aquarium Soil
3 Liter Tropica Soil Powder
FERTILIZATION:
Tropica Specialized Plus Tropica Premium
Scheme:
WATER CHEMISTRY
RO OSMOSIS
KH = 3º
GH = 3º
All plants are Tropica´s culture and most of ½ Grow and they are:
Echinodorus Bleheri, Staurogyne Repens, Althernanthera Mini, Eleocharis Parvula, Eleocharis Mini, Amannia Bonsai, Rotala Rotundifolia, Nymphoides Taywan, Taxyphillum Spiky, Christmas Moss, Pogostemon Helferi, Echinodorus Quadricostatus, Echinodorus Reni, Didiplis Diandra, and finally Hidrocotyle Tripartida but this last one is not Tropica´s culture.
And for the first time i´m using Tropica Specialized Fertilizer and also Tropica Premium.
So i´m not too familiar yet with this fertilizers.
I´m following the scheme above I did myself. Take a look at it please.
And I was following George Farmer, Oliver Knott, Pascale, Victor Lanktos, and others and I conclude by the set up´s of their own tanks that they all mostly use an amount of Tropica´s ferts that are around 60 to 80 ML ML of Specialized and 40 to 50 ML of Premium for each 100 Liter. This is the measure they all pretty much use (more or less). And so I´m guiding my self from these figures cause I have no experience at all with Tropica Ferts
Now the issue:
My Echinodorus Bleheri and My Staurogyne Repens are a little bit transparent and a bit brown as photos show.
Tropica says in their website that “light leaves often indicate lack of nutrition, but can also be due to poor growth. Echinodorus bleheri is a typical example of lack of micro-nutrients”
That´s why I bought the Bleheri for this tank. To be able to follow her as a guide for all plants as they recommend in the website.
I would appreciate some opinions concerning my fertilization method.
Do you friends believe the scheme i´m following (see photo) is good or does it need a modification?
What can I do to prevent this issue on my Bleheri and Staurogyne?
What is your advise?
Should i way for plants to adapt even more remembering the tank as 15 days only yet?
Are plants still adaptating?
I am already given 90 ML a week of SPECIALIZED fert. - Should I increase even more the SPECIALIZED?
I do believe a “little” something is wrong with my ferts but I didn´t want to make any change without consulting opinions cause I do not have much issues with the tank , I have growth, although these symptoms in these two plants.
But I also believe that if I don´t correct now this problem my Bleheri will go much worst or even the other plants.
Some testing i made just in case: Giving 90 Ml and 40 Ml / week of Specialized and Premium i obtain pretty good values or Iron in the test but NO3 and PO4 is almost zero. That´s why i´m asking if i should increase evem more the dose.
Many many thanks for any advise you can provide.
Yours Truly
Paulo Soares