what tests should i have - Aquarium Advice

m-man · 08-08-2006, 08:38 PM

hey, i have a 46 gallon that i am going to be planting soon after i get my lights, which will be a 96W Compact floresent, i will be injecting co2 also, the tank has been up and running for over 2 years, there will be fish with the plants, i wanted to know what tests i will need, such at Kh, and do i need to be dosing the tank, should i use the generic plant trace + iron liquid that they have in the stores, or do i need to do each indipendently.

rich311k · 08-08-2006, 09:19 PM

KH, PH and phosphate testkits. You may need to dose each independently. You can get the dry ferts at gregwatson.com, or use the flourish line of ferts. Flourish is an excellent trace fert or you can get the dry mix for traces from Greg as well.

mr funktastic · 08-08-2006, 10:16 PM

nitrate would be helpful to so u can balance your phosphates with it. i agree with rich, greg watson has an awesome line of ferts that u can order.

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 08-08-2006, 10:37 PM

Some of the more common ferts would be.

Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)
Potassium Sulfate (K2SO4)
Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4)

CSM+B (trace mix)

The more common tests would be
Nitrate
Phosphate (there aren't many good ones out there tho)
KH/GH
PH

I ordered most of mine from Greg. good fast shipping.

Also, Co2 or Excel (carbon suppliment from Seachem). Carbon is vital to plant growth and is often neglected in low light tanks, even tho it can increase growth rates by 30% (this also helping plants to form nicely)

**Purrbox** · 08-08-2006, 11:51 PM

Just a note that the recommended Flourish Fertilizer for Traces is Flourish Comprehensive and NOT Flourish Trace.

rohitp78 · 08-09-2006, 12:00 AM

Is Flourish comprehensive named just Flourish? I checked seachem website and they do not have anything saying Flourish comprehensive.

**Purrbox** · 08-09-2006, 12:02 AM

If you look closely at the bottle it says Comprehensive under Flourish, but yes it is the regular Flourish.

rohitp78 · 08-09-2006, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purrbox

If you look closely at the bottle it says Comprehensive under Flourish, but yes it is the regular Flourish.

Yep.. it actually does, your vision is great

Lonewolfblue · 08-09-2006, 12:08 AM

Edit:
My bust. I do believe it's the same. I looked it up again, and see where it says comp on the Flourish. Then I looked at my Flourish Comp here and it's the same label. Sorry... Was my bad...

rohitp78 · 08-09-2006, 12:14 AM

i think seachem has new version of their flourish products. The images on new bottles looks different now. here in description they say "Flourish™ is a comprehensive plant supplement". And i am not able to locate Florish comprehensive on seachem website..

08-08-2006, 08:38 PM	#1
m-man Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orangevale CA Posts: 78	what tests should i have hey, i have a 46 gallon that i am going to be planting soon after i get my lights, which will be a 96W Compact floresent, i will be injecting co2 also, the tank has been up and running for over 2 years, there will be fish with the plants, i wanted to know what tests i will need, such at Kh, and do i need to be dosing the tank, should i use the generic plant trace + iron liquid that they have in the stores, or do i need to do each indipendently.

08-08-2006, 10:37 PM	#4
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	Some of the more common ferts would be. Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) Potassium Sulfate (K2SO4) Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) CSM+B (trace mix) The more common tests would be Nitrate Phosphate (there aren't many good ones out there tho) KH/GH PH I ordered most of mine from Greg. good fast shipping. Also, Co2 or Excel (carbon suppliment from Seachem). Carbon is vital to plant growth and is often neglected in low light tanks, even tho it can increase growth rates by 30% (this also helping plants to form nicely) __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

08-08-2006, 11:51 PM	#5
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,393	Just a note that the recommended Flourish Fertilizer for Traces is Flourish Comprehensive and NOT Flourish Trace. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

08-09-2006, 12:02 AM	#7
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,393	If you look closely at the bottle it says Comprehensive under Flourish, but yes it is the regular Flourish. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

08-09-2006, 12:08 AM	#9
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Edit: My bust. I do believe it's the same. I looked it up again, and see where it says comp on the Flourish. Then I looked at my Flourish Comp here and it's the same label. Sorry... Was my bad... __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

08-08-2006, 09:19 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	KH, PH and phosphate testkits. You may need to dose each independently. You can get the dry ferts at gregwatson.com, or use the flourish line of ferts. Flourish is an excellent trace fert or you can get the dry mix for traces from Greg as well.

08-08-2006, 10:16 PM	#3
mr funktastic Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: alliston, ON Posts: 2,220 Images: 17	nitrate would be helpful to so u can balance your phosphates with it. i agree with rich, greg watson has an awesome line of ferts that u can order.

08-09-2006, 12:00 AM	#6
rohitp78 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nevada, USA Posts: 134 Images: 1	Is Flourish comprehensive named just Flourish? I checked seachem website and they do not have anything saying Flourish comprehensive.

08-09-2006, 12:14 AM	#10
rohitp78 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nevada, USA Posts: 134 Images: 1	i think seachem has new version of their flourish products. The images on new bottles looks different now. here in description they say "Flourish™ is a comprehensive plant supplement". And i am not able to locate Florish comprehensive on seachem website..

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