Khuligirl93
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I'll try to make this as concise as possible.
This is my tank, here are the specs:
-Finnex Ray2 18" (8hrs a day)
-Pressurized CO2 on timer w/ light
-Playsand substrate w/ Mebbid's DIY root tabs under root feeders
-API leaf zone and Seachem flourish comp used 2x week
Nitrate=0 (right before weekly 40% WC)
Phosphate=0
Hardness= not sure exact # because I couldn't find the GH KH test, but I know our water is VERY hard so surely it's above 4.
Plants:
-amazon sword
-crypts
-dwarf sag
-water sprite
-Echinodorus vesuvius
-rotala rotundifolia
-telanthera cardinalis
-anubias
-java fern
So, my problem is that my rotala and telanthera do not have the nice pink color I would like them to (I believe this is partly a nitrate issue, because once when I uprooted my sword and disturbed the substrate the rotala turned bright pink for a couple days, then went back to green). And also my sword and anubias are showing some deficiencies- (but the addition of Mebbid's root tabs is fairly recent and the new sword leaves are healthy)
I'm not quite sure why I have zero nitrates because according to AqAdvisor my tank is almost 130% stocked...
I'm about to order the GLA fert package, but wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything before I do. Should the GLA ferts solve all my deficiency and lack of color issues with my plants, or should I take any extra steps?
I am also planning on adding a finnex planted plus (30") in the next few months, which I think will raise my PAR at the substrate to around 70 or 80. Can anyone see this causing a problem? Id like to get a higher spectrum of light to make my pink plants pop, and also have enough light that I could replace my dwarf sag with hairgrass. I do have a small algae problem now, but I believe that was caused by my CO2 running out and not getting refilled for 3 weeks while I was away, and it is going away more every day.
Thanks for any tips!
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This is my tank, here are the specs:
-Finnex Ray2 18" (8hrs a day)
-Pressurized CO2 on timer w/ light
-Playsand substrate w/ Mebbid's DIY root tabs under root feeders
-API leaf zone and Seachem flourish comp used 2x week
Nitrate=0 (right before weekly 40% WC)
Phosphate=0
Hardness= not sure exact # because I couldn't find the GH KH test, but I know our water is VERY hard so surely it's above 4.
Plants:
-amazon sword
-crypts
-dwarf sag
-water sprite
-Echinodorus vesuvius
-rotala rotundifolia
-telanthera cardinalis
-anubias
-java fern
So, my problem is that my rotala and telanthera do not have the nice pink color I would like them to (I believe this is partly a nitrate issue, because once when I uprooted my sword and disturbed the substrate the rotala turned bright pink for a couple days, then went back to green). And also my sword and anubias are showing some deficiencies- (but the addition of Mebbid's root tabs is fairly recent and the new sword leaves are healthy)
I'm not quite sure why I have zero nitrates because according to AqAdvisor my tank is almost 130% stocked...
I'm about to order the GLA fert package, but wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything before I do. Should the GLA ferts solve all my deficiency and lack of color issues with my plants, or should I take any extra steps?
I am also planning on adding a finnex planted plus (30") in the next few months, which I think will raise my PAR at the substrate to around 70 or 80. Can anyone see this causing a problem? Id like to get a higher spectrum of light to make my pink plants pop, and also have enough light that I could replace my dwarf sag with hairgrass. I do have a small algae problem now, but I believe that was caused by my CO2 running out and not getting refilled for 3 weeks while I was away, and it is going away more every day.
Thanks for any tips!
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