Jmenehan2
Aquarium Advice Regular
My 29 gallon planted tank has been set up for six months. At first I didn't really know what I was doing and this showed when I had a massive algae outbreak because of the 4 T5ho's that I had running for 10 hours a day. I took steps toward recovering the tank by cutting the light to 2 T5hos and to 6 hours a day. The system has always had DIY CO2 in combination with daily doses of API CO2 Booster. The tank looks much better now, but has been suffering from lack of fertilizer. I started dosing macro and micro nutrients with the Flourish nitrogen at 1.8 ml a week, Flourish phosphorus at 3.6 ml a week, Flourish Potassium at 5 ml a week, and Flourish comprehensive supplement at 2.5 ml a week. I have since then started to raise the fertilizer according to the deficiencies displayed by my plants.
I now have dry fertilizer that will last me for quite a while: 1 pound Potassium Nitrate, 2 pounds Potassium Sulfate, 1 pound Calcium Nitrate, 1 pound Monopatassium Phosphate, and 1 pound Plantex CSM + Boron. I have done a lot of reading about where I should be at for dosing my tank daily. I have come up with 1/8 tsp KN03, 1/32 tsp KH2PO4, 1/32 Trace daily. I do not know how much Potassium Sulfate or K2SO4 to dose daily.
I received a shipment of dwarf baby tears today and was wondering if I should do a 50% water change, start this dosing method, and possibly put another T5ho back into my light fixture to create enough light for the dwarf baby tears.
I don't want this sudden change to put me back a square one.
Plant list: 3 large Cryptocorne, 1 anubias, 1 hygrophilia, 3 medium sized java fern, 3 vallisneria, 4 water sprite, 8 moneywart, 1 echinodorus, 6 rotala.
Fish list: 8 neon tetra, 3 Rh, 3 peppered corydora, and 3 Otto cats
Filter: Eheim Classic 250 canister filter (which I run CO2 through)
Substrate: Flourite
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
I now have dry fertilizer that will last me for quite a while: 1 pound Potassium Nitrate, 2 pounds Potassium Sulfate, 1 pound Calcium Nitrate, 1 pound Monopatassium Phosphate, and 1 pound Plantex CSM + Boron. I have done a lot of reading about where I should be at for dosing my tank daily. I have come up with 1/8 tsp KN03, 1/32 tsp KH2PO4, 1/32 Trace daily. I do not know how much Potassium Sulfate or K2SO4 to dose daily.
I received a shipment of dwarf baby tears today and was wondering if I should do a 50% water change, start this dosing method, and possibly put another T5ho back into my light fixture to create enough light for the dwarf baby tears.
I don't want this sudden change to put me back a square one.
Plant list: 3 large Cryptocorne, 1 anubias, 1 hygrophilia, 3 medium sized java fern, 3 vallisneria, 4 water sprite, 8 moneywart, 1 echinodorus, 6 rotala.
Fish list: 8 neon tetra, 3 Rh, 3 peppered corydora, and 3 Otto cats
Filter: Eheim Classic 250 canister filter (which I run CO2 through)
Substrate: Flourite
Any input would be greatly appreciated!