Metrixcide and it's affects on an aquarium. Journal.

[elephantnose]

Okay so my metrixcide came today. This thread will show the affects it has on my plants. I'll be posting pics couple times a week.


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[elephantnose]

Here is the tank now without any metricide. http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums...0-0DC9-4067-A9C0-BDE0D85E4DCE_zpsty3oi4wo.jpg the plants are not looking good. A couple are yellow when they should be green. Also what's the best amount of time to keep the lights on?


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[Brookster123]

Metricide; ) okay... we need more details, you want an official planted tank journal than all must be told.. lighting? Ferts? Photoperiod? Stock?

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[elephantnose]

Okay, yes. The tank is a 55g. My light consists of 4 t5hos but only two have plant builds they are aqua flora and midday. My subtract is activ flora, I use root tabs and put in liquid ferts occasionally. I will start dosing metricide at 5ml each morning, I might increase the amount. My plants are all in the low to med low light range. Not sure how long to leave the light on that's one question I would like an answer to. My stocking is a little crowded but I have plans for all the fish and most I'm just keeping until they pair.
Stock:
6 angle fish a double dark, domestic silver, and 4 platinum angels (still babies).
1 African butterfly fish
4 GBRs
3 Otos
7 black neons


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[elephantnose]

Okay, I set the photo period to 12 hours.


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[Brookster123]

I'd up the initial dose of met. To 15 ml and work up to a 25 ml daily dose. 12 hours is to long, start at 7 and see how the algae goes.

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[elephantnose]

Okay, before I left for school I dosed 10ml, my light used to be set to 7 hours but I upped it to twelve. So it would turn on before I left for school and stay on for a while when I got home.


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[Brookster123]

Do you have it on a timer?

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[elephantnose]

Yeah, I bought a digital timer.


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[Brookster123]

Well you could do what I do? On 6-9 am for morning viewing and fert/glut dosing, off 9-4, on 4-9 for evening viewing and feeding.

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[elephantnose]

Do you manually do that, or do you have a very advanced timer.


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[Brookster123]

Just a multi setting digital do hicky

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[elephantnose]

Oh, I just have an on and off digital timer.


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[Fresh2o]

Oh, I just have an on and off digital timer.


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I found the same thing with the digital timers. Basically one on/off cycle. The analog rotary style ones can turn on/off as many times during the day.


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[elephantnose]

I somehow broke my analog rotary timer. So when I bought a new timer it was two digitals ones for $7.


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[Fresh2o]

If the timer only allows for one on/off period then I would skip the morning session (*should be getting ready for school) and have it come on the the afternoon only for 6-8 hours.

*Parent voice


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[Brookster123]

Or get yourself a proper timer I'll link the one i use!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006L...200_QL40&qid=1411039200&sr=8-2#ref=mp_s_a_1_2

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[elephantnose]

this is what I have.
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums...5-63E0-4C39-8139-A180C1116FDB_zpsdehbvtvm.jpg

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[Fresh2o]

this is what I have.
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums...5-63E0-4C39-8139-A180C1116FDB_zpsdehbvtvm.jpg

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I have two timers similar to the one pictured.
That Woods timer looks like a good deal. 20 programmable on/off cycles per day? Get out of here!
Question: is the Woods timer 2 or 3 prong?


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[Brookster123]

I have two timers similar to the one pictured.
That Woods timer looks like a good deal. 20 programmable on/off cycles per day? Get out of here!
Question: is the Woods timer 2 or 3 prong?


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Yah I'm very happy with it, 20 yes, remember when I got it? Set it for 10 on/off cycles during the after noon, my gf thought the tank was haunted that model is a single out 2 prong, i have a splitter on it running 3 tanks/4 lights. The 3 prong model has 2 outs and that's been running 2 co2 solenoids flawlessly. Great for split photos/gas periods.

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