Joel Smith
Seedling
Hi guys,
I currently have a 90 gallon tank. Water is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. My CO2 runs from 9AM-7PM at about 4-5BPS, my LED runs 10AM-3PM(15min fade out), and my 2x54T5HO run 2:40PM-8PM. I dose all flourish products: excel (every other day), potassium and iron (once a week), and flourish (once a week). Once those run out I'm switching to Aquarium Fertilizer: GH Boost, Plantex CSM, Mono Potassium Phosphate, and Potassium Nitrate.
I've seen satisfactory growth in my tank with what I have been doing, and I have a wide array of plants. I recently have contracted some BBA on my Anubias, so I purchased six SAE's on June 6th to eat away at it, so we will see what happens. My concern is that I could be overdosing on my ferts.
After a water test today I showed up with a 6.4pH, 0ppm Ammonia, 0ppm Nitrite, and 0ppm Nitrate.
I have three questions:
1. Have I been dosing correctly?
2. How do I go about switching to a different fertilizer?
3. What level should my nitrates be in a planted tank?
Thanks for your time,
Joel
I currently have a 90 gallon tank. Water is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. My CO2 runs from 9AM-7PM at about 4-5BPS, my LED runs 10AM-3PM(15min fade out), and my 2x54T5HO run 2:40PM-8PM. I dose all flourish products: excel (every other day), potassium and iron (once a week), and flourish (once a week). Once those run out I'm switching to Aquarium Fertilizer: GH Boost, Plantex CSM, Mono Potassium Phosphate, and Potassium Nitrate.
I've seen satisfactory growth in my tank with what I have been doing, and I have a wide array of plants. I recently have contracted some BBA on my Anubias, so I purchased six SAE's on June 6th to eat away at it, so we will see what happens. My concern is that I could be overdosing on my ferts.
After a water test today I showed up with a 6.4pH, 0ppm Ammonia, 0ppm Nitrite, and 0ppm Nitrate.
I have three questions:
1. Have I been dosing correctly?
2. How do I go about switching to a different fertilizer?
3. What level should my nitrates be in a planted tank?
Thanks for your time,
Joel