Am I Doing This Right?

[bruinsbro1997]

Is this how it should be done? So far the plants are doing fine, but then again I'm only a month into this so I'm not 100% for sure on if it's right.

Lights:
(2) T5 HO 6500 K 39 W

Ferts:
Flourish (1 mL twice a week)
Flourish Excel (a capful every day)

Substrate:
mixture of fine gravel and Eco-Complete

PWC:
bi-weekly, about 20-25%, or weekly, about 50%

Does it look good so far? My rotala is starting to grow super fast, so is the cabomba and amazon swords, but my ludwiga respens is kind of having a hard time.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Could someone please give me an answer please? I don't want to screw things up, I would like to know if I'm doing this right

 

[zach_1_6]

The ludwiga takes some time to get settled in, I have never used excel so I can't answer that part, but everything else looks good, good luck!

 

[jetajockey]

sounds ok to me.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Thanks for the opinions guys, so far everything is looking great, just wanted to make sure nothing looked off

 

[aqua_chem]

What brand of fixture is that? You might get some algae (BBA) depending on the efficiency of the reflector without CO2, especially if you have a shallow tank.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

What brand of fixture is that? You might get some algae (BBA) depending on the efficiency of the reflector without CO2, especially if you have a shallow tank.

It's a Zoo-Med fixture, or Aqua-Sun. Yes it's a breeder tank, so it's shallow. It has a plastic reflector that you slide in.