Aces11
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Can anyone id my crypts? Another member said they were cryptocoryne walkeri but I'm not sure what they are to be honest.
I posted a few more pics.
I posted a few more pics.
Oh I totally understand that concept.ashleynicole said:Livebearers do like a little salt, but you also gotta think, even though you are only adding 1tbs every other water change, you are never removing all of the salt with the water change. If you put 1tbs in a 10 gallon tank, and then remove 5 gallons, you are removing about 1/2tbs of salt. Ideally that leaves 1/2 tbs of salt left in your tank provided you didn't add salt with that water change. Then the NEXT water change you are removing 5 gallons and that would equal 1/4 tbs of salt. You add 5 gallons and then another tbs of salt and what happens, you now have 1 and 1/4 tbs of salt in your tank. Do that every other water change and you continually have an extra 1/4 tbs of salt, eventually your salinity increases. Your plants may do OK for a while, but if you stop adding salt I think you will notice a difference. The salt is dehydrating to the plants and they will start to get a withered look.
Aces11 said:Oh I totally understand that concept.
I have ( or used to have) one tablespoon of salt in 20g of water. I only added another tablespoon about once a month after a pwc and I do a pwc every week or every other week.
QuietPlotter said:I don't like that, it would totally stress the fish IMO.
jcolon said:I use seachem root tabs and never had a problem. They can help root feeders like swords/ crypts for nutrients.
Aces11 said:Well I dot mind if they spread out. They've been thinning out lately because of all the dying leaves. I have been dosing liquid ferts but I think it's only helping the hornwort. Does anyone have bad experiences with root tabs? Would the API ones be the same as Seachem?
Coursair said:Similar.
Or you can DIY Fert-Cicles.
Osmocote Plus from hardware store or nursery
+ Ice Tray
+ Tank Water
Fill trays 1/2 way with Fert
Fill trays with tank water
Freeze
Bury deep under or near Crypts and Swords or struggling plants. You don't need to put one per plant. Space them about 6" apart I think ??
I use O+ in my tanks. Got a RAOK of O+ root caps, gel capsules. They work great.