jevousdeteste
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
After battling various forms of algae, I finally purchased ferts from gregwatson.com. I bought KNO3, KH2PO4, K2SO4, and Plantex CSM+B. I bought them, however, not really being aware of how/when to dose. Right now my 10 gal looks like this:
Here’s the set-up:
10 gal (up for 8 or 9 months)
Penguin 200B Biowheel
pH: 7.4
NO3: 10ppm
Lighting: 2-15w CF screw-in bulbs
Plants: wisteria, dwarf sag, aponogeton undulata, aponogeton crispus
Fish: platy fry & snails
I’m not sure what’s required to keep this tank algae free. I don’t have KH, GH, or phosphate test kits, unfortunately. I had a DIY CO2 set-up for a while, but I didn’t have a way to monitor the amount of CO2 it was producing.
So basically, I’m desperate for advice regarding ferts, removing the algae, maintaining the tank. Anything, really. I was thinking about using the EI method, but I’m not sure if this is a good idea unless I get the algae taken care of, meaning that I don’t know if ferts will help unless I remove the existing algae.
Here’s the set-up:
10 gal (up for 8 or 9 months)
Penguin 200B Biowheel
pH: 7.4
NO3: 10ppm
Lighting: 2-15w CF screw-in bulbs
Plants: wisteria, dwarf sag, aponogeton undulata, aponogeton crispus
Fish: platy fry & snails
I’m not sure what’s required to keep this tank algae free. I don’t have KH, GH, or phosphate test kits, unfortunately. I had a DIY CO2 set-up for a while, but I didn’t have a way to monitor the amount of CO2 it was producing.
So basically, I’m desperate for advice regarding ferts, removing the algae, maintaining the tank. Anything, really. I was thinking about using the EI method, but I’m not sure if this is a good idea unless I get the algae taken care of, meaning that I don’t know if ferts will help unless I remove the existing algae.