flchamp89
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You lost me on oranges blue yellow
Those are rotala
Those are rotala
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.
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.
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
I agree. Mine go in at 4am lights on at 10amIMO it does not matter. Some might suggest otherwise.
I try to dose in the AM but that does not always happen.
IMO it does not matter. Some might suggest otherwise.
I try to dose in the AM but that does not always happen.
That's the rotala you were asking about! It looks like lavender if you do it right.So you don't recommend high orangles, or yellows compared to blues or purples? What are those purple tipped plants? That's really pretty
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?
That's the rotala you were asking about! It looks like lavender if you do it right.
To get reds, you need iron.
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?