cowman345
Aquarium Advice Regular
Recently, when I fertilize my tank for NPK (3x weekly alternating with CSM+B+iron) the water clouds up by the next day just like new tank syndrome with a cloud of bacteria.
75gal tank a few months old
1 Filstar XP3 with plenty of bio media cleaned every 2-3 weeks
Heated to 77 deg F
pH 7.2 with KH of 14 = CO2 of about 27ppm
(co2 injection with ph controller)
8 SAEs
1 Bristlenose Pleco
Tons of plants in EcoComplete with a bit of Cichlid sand for buffering
Oh yeah... ammonia and nitrites = 0
nitrates day after dosing NPK = 10 (targeted 20 when fertilizing w/KNO3)
phosphates = 2.0 (targeted 2.0 when fertilizing)
K2SO4 is dosed accordingly with KNO3 to target 20ppm K.
Plants aren't using Phosphate? But nitrates are??
Any help is much appreciated.
-dave-
75gal tank a few months old
1 Filstar XP3 with plenty of bio media cleaned every 2-3 weeks
Heated to 77 deg F
pH 7.2 with KH of 14 = CO2 of about 27ppm
(co2 injection with ph controller)
8 SAEs
1 Bristlenose Pleco
Tons of plants in EcoComplete with a bit of Cichlid sand for buffering
Oh yeah... ammonia and nitrites = 0
nitrates day after dosing NPK = 10 (targeted 20 when fertilizing w/KNO3)
phosphates = 2.0 (targeted 2.0 when fertilizing)
K2SO4 is dosed accordingly with KNO3 to target 20ppm K.
Plants aren't using Phosphate? But nitrates are??
Any help is much appreciated.
-dave-