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Good day all! A bit frustrated, but I have a feeling I know what went wrong. Three weeks ago I attempted to dry start carpet Eleocharis parvula (20 gal long with Finnex 24/7 planted + and brightwell aquasoil). By day 3, a stench of rot seeped out of the tank when I lifted the clear plastic to...

I add 6ml to my 20 gal every other day. Works really well keeping algae at bay, in conjunction with h2o2.

Depending how deep you'd like to make it. According to Drs Foster and Smith, the formula (in inches) is: (Aquarium Length x Width x Desired Substrate Depth) / 60 = How many liters you'll need. The liters to pounds conversion is 5 pounds = 2.5 liters. In my 20 long, I only wound up using...

Hands down, Brightwell Extra Fine!

My scape has been up for only 2.5 months and I'm already starting to contemplate. I'm resisting the urge!!!

Wow! I'm OCD. Water cloudiness at that level would drive me bonkers!

Let your filter do the rest of the work. If it hasn't completely cleared up in a few days, do a 50 - 75% water change. But from what you stated, it looks like your filter can finish the job. Patience!

Thanks for posting the link. Awesome lighting! I'd love to give this a try with my 29 gal.

160 PAR! Impressive! May I ask, which light fixture you use?

That's the problem. Root feeders not only require either a nutrient rich substrate, or root tab fertilizers, but they also need a substrate which can hold onto the nutrients. This is a substrate with a high Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). The substrate holds onto the nutrients for the plant...

What substrate are you using? Any substrate fertilizer?

Chelating agents are great deliverers (exchangers). Think about our respiratory system. Chelated iron, within our hemoglobin, acts in such a manner. They pick up CO2 from our muscles and travel to our lungs, where in our lungs they exchange the CO2 for Oxygen (O2), and then deliver the O2...

Out of the plants you listed, the only column feeder is the Anubias. All others are root feeders (hence you need a nutrient rich substrate for them). Anubias is not the most demanding plant, so probably your dosing should be suffice. If you decide to add more demanding types, I'd most...

Could be. What exactly is your dosing schedule? What are you dosing and how much? Also, what plants do you have?

I personally wouldn't purchase a mixture of combined macros and micros. I'd dose alternately because micros and macros have an affinity for each other. They'll bind together and won't remain in ionized form for plants to use. I'd stick to preparing two separate bottles as opposed to combining...