Benefits of CO2?

[flchamp89]

You lost me on oranges blue yellow

Those are rotala

 

[abw0004]

So with the Current Satellite+ Pro, you can control each color. And you can control yellow, orange, blue, and purple.

 

[flchamp89]

Ya Id start on 24/7 before I started messing with individual colors

 

[abw0004]

Well with the 24-7 you can adjust the colors for daytime and moonlight. Haha. The only thing you can't do with this light unfortunately is time the moonlight to come on 1 hour before, and 1 hour after. It's either on all night, or not at all.

 

[flchamp89]

Ya I've read up on it. You should be happy with it.

 

[Delapool]

Good afternoon everyone,

I just let up my lights and the timer is set from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. I dosed with Excel to cover the fertilizer until I get the PPS- PRO in the mail on Monday.

My question now is what LED color spectrum should I use to really help the plants? How do I get my Rotala Rotundifolia to turn red, what colors need to be predominant?

Just in case - the excel is a carbon source (glut), it won't substitute for ferts. Missing a few days of ferts shouldn't matter, just a comment in case you were over-dosing the excel.

 

[abw0004]

Just in case - the excel is a carbon source (glut), it won't substitute for ferts. Missing a few days of ferts shouldn't matter, just a comment in case you were over-dosing the excel.

It's more of an anti-algae at the moment and I am underdosing as well. I have the PPS-Pro and distilled water, I am just waiting on the electronic scale.

 

[Delapool]

It's more of an anti-algae at the moment and I am underdosing as well. I have the PPS-Pro and distilled water, I am just waiting on the electronic scale.

Sounds good [emoji1305]

 

[abw0004]

Is it okay if I put my fertilizer in the tank 5 hours before the lights come on? I know the fertilizer needs to go in the tank before the lights go on, and I leave for work at 6:30 AM, when the lights don't come on until 12:00 PM

 

[Fresh2o]

Is it okay if I put my fertilizer in the tank 5 hours before the lights come on? I know the fertilizer needs to go in the tank before the lights go on, and I leave for work at 6:30 AM, when the lights don't come on until 12:00 PM

IMO it does not matter. Some might suggest otherwise.
I try to dose in the AM but that does not always happen.

 

[flchamp89]

IMO it does not matter. Some might suggest otherwise.
I try to dose in the AM but that does not always happen.

I agree. Mine go in at 4am lights on at 10am

 

[abw0004]

IMO it does not matter. Some might suggest otherwise.
I try to dose in the AM but that does not always happen.

When you say some might suggest otherwise, are there potential risks doing it that early?

 

[flchamp89]

Persistence of nutients will depend on plant type, mass, and to a degree par. Nutrients of source water will factor in as well. Lots of variables and the average aquarist will not have these answers. The average aquarist will probably see little difference of when dose is done in relation to the beginning of the photo period

 

[abw0004]

CO2 is still running and everything is looking good. Drop checker is green. Now I am getting really nit-picky, but is it okay to skip a day or two of fertilizer? I ask because usually every other week I have to travel for work for one or two business days. I would also like to eventually take a vacation which would be an extended period of time, and did not know if not doing the fertilizer would be better than risking someone coming in and accidentally overdosing the tank. Thoughts? Thanks!

 

[FreshnSalt17]

If you have a ph controller that keeps the ph balanced, would you still need a timer to turn on/off the co2 system as described (hour before lights on/1-2 hours before lights out) or would that defeat the whole purpose and cause ph flucuations that would ultimately stress the fish?

 

[nirbhao]

So you don't recommend high orangles, or yellows compared to blues or purples? What are those purple tipped plants? That's really pretty

That's the rotala you were asking about! It looks like lavender if you do it right.

To get reds, you need iron.

 

[abw0004]

If you have a ph controller that keeps the ph balanced, would you still need a timer to turn on/off the co2 system as described (hour before lights on/1-2 hours before lights out) or would that defeat the whole purpose and cause ph flucuations that would ultimately stress the fish?

From what I have ready you would not need a timer if you have a ph controller. I do not, so I have a timer

 

[abw0004]

Any suggestions on the fertilizer question?

 

[abw0004]

That's the rotala you were asking about! It looks like lavender if you do it right.

To get reds, you need iron.

Super jealous of the lavender. Any idea if the PPS-Pro with high light will do either color?

 

[Delapool]

If you have a ph controller that keeps the ph balanced, would you still need a timer to turn on/off the co2 system as described (hour before lights on/1-2 hours before lights out) or would that defeat the whole purpose and cause ph flucuations that would ultimately stress the fish?

I use a timer on mine. It would just be wasting CO2 running at night for me. Would be about 3 times more use to run constant.

I guess in theory it would be better to be constant but the CO2 induced ph changes are similar to those in nature.

Normally a ph change through changing say water will also change things we don't test for like kh, gh, TDS (and perhaps temp). With CO2 we are just changing ph and it seems the fish are fine with this (perhaps as the changes take place gradually as well).