Evathys
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I am growing various species or cryptocorne, java fern, and vallisneria in a 55 gallon tank with various somewhat soft water fish. I have done a lot of research online but I still can’t find answers to a few of my questions. Will dosing nitrates be harmful to fish? Will sulfate or pure sulfur cause any problems for fish, plants, or water quality? And finally, I bought my tank used and therefore have no info on the light specs, it’s florescent but other than that idk. Will this be ok or do I need a new light?
Btw I’m using ro water, use 1-3mm gravel as substrate, have flourish root tabs in place, will be doing weekly 20% water changes exchanging old water with fertilized water, and my plan for remineralizing/fertilizing per liter of new water is:
KH2PO4 - 2mg - 0.5ppm K, 1.4ppm PO4
K2SO4 - 22mg - 9.8ppm K, 12.1ppm SO4
CaCO3 - 71mg - 28.4ppm Ca, 41.6ppm CO3
CSM+B - 3mg - 0.2ppm Fe
MgSO4 - 2mg - 0.4ppm Mg, 1.6ppm SO4
(10.3ppm K, 1.4ppm PO4, 28.4ppm Ca, 41.6ppm CO3, 13.7ppm SO4, 0.2ppm Fe, 0.4ppm Mg, 2.8ppm trace)
Thanks for reading that mess
Btw I’m using ro water, use 1-3mm gravel as substrate, have flourish root tabs in place, will be doing weekly 20% water changes exchanging old water with fertilized water, and my plan for remineralizing/fertilizing per liter of new water is:
KH2PO4 - 2mg - 0.5ppm K, 1.4ppm PO4
K2SO4 - 22mg - 9.8ppm K, 12.1ppm SO4
CaCO3 - 71mg - 28.4ppm Ca, 41.6ppm CO3
CSM+B - 3mg - 0.2ppm Fe
MgSO4 - 2mg - 0.4ppm Mg, 1.6ppm SO4
(10.3ppm K, 1.4ppm PO4, 28.4ppm Ca, 41.6ppm CO3, 13.7ppm SO4, 0.2ppm Fe, 0.4ppm Mg, 2.8ppm trace)
Thanks for reading that mess