hi,,
this was one of these days.
i'been running a large 60 gal heavily planted acuarium with a lot of many different dose regimes, all variants on EI.
but something suddenly went wrong.. i would like to know what is the root or roots of this issue.
first,,Co2 was on its way to be depleted, reducing the amount of bubbles, but i keep increasing the knob to check proper rate of bubbles. only during light period. (6x54w T5HO)
today around 1pm was completely gone.
there was only 3 fishes there, two angels and one tetra.. all died today morning.
but when i return from cinemas... there was a ocurring even more problems.
plants turn white/transparent while i was eating popcorns..
i test NO3... +100 ppm! (very dark wine color from api)
po4 around 1.5ppm
fe around 0.1ppm
(today was the change water day for this aquarium)
i use those levels of NO3 sometimes on my undersun aquariums for plants.. but not indoors. The dose i calculate for this 60 gal was for sure not working as usual.. 22gr of KNO3 on 2 days.. im work close to the edge, i know, but i keep my scissors very sharp
here a couple of picts of my more significant issue with lindernia rotundifolia variegated..
this was turn as pictured on hours..
i've already perfom a 90% water change.
was high no3 enough to turn white the plants? combination of high light, high no3, no co2?
this was one of these days.
i'been running a large 60 gal heavily planted acuarium with a lot of many different dose regimes, all variants on EI.
but something suddenly went wrong.. i would like to know what is the root or roots of this issue.
first,,Co2 was on its way to be depleted, reducing the amount of bubbles, but i keep increasing the knob to check proper rate of bubbles. only during light period. (6x54w T5HO)
today around 1pm was completely gone.
there was only 3 fishes there, two angels and one tetra.. all died today morning.
but when i return from cinemas... there was a ocurring even more problems.
plants turn white/transparent while i was eating popcorns..
i test NO3... +100 ppm! (very dark wine color from api)
po4 around 1.5ppm
fe around 0.1ppm
(today was the change water day for this aquarium)
i use those levels of NO3 sometimes on my undersun aquariums for plants.. but not indoors. The dose i calculate for this 60 gal was for sure not working as usual.. 22gr of KNO3 on 2 days.. im work close to the edge, i know, but i keep my scissors very sharp
here a couple of picts of my more significant issue with lindernia rotundifolia variegated..


this was turn as pictured on hours..
i've already perfom a 90% water change.
was high no3 enough to turn white the plants? combination of high light, high no3, no co2?