My first 45 Gallon Tank

Mauro Caruana

Junior Poster
Oct 11, 2016
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Hi Guys,


This is my first ever tank with aquascaping with Co2 and Dry Ferts,


Tank information:

  • Size: 1m (W) x 0.5m (H) x 0.4m (D)
  • Light: 2 x 45 Watts T5,
  • Filter: Aquanova 1000L/hr External Filter
  • Co2: Presurised Co2 with dual guage regulator.
  • Extra:Wave Maker 2400rpm.
  • Fertilisers: 6 days a week with a 30% water change every Sunday
Plants information:

  • Carpet
    Echinodorus Tenellus


[*]Background

  • Vallisneria Americana 'Asiatica',
  • Ludwiga Repens,
  • Cardamine Lyrata
  • Green Cabomba


[*]Middle Plants

  • Cryptocoryne Wenditii
  • Amazon Sword
  • Microsorum Pteropus 'Widelov'
  • Alternanthera Reineckii 'Mini'


[*]Java Moss with the spider wood

Fish Information:

  • Cardinal Tetra
  • Rummy Nose Tetra
  • Rasbora
  • SAE
  • Dwarf Ottos
  • Amano Shrimps



 
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Mauro Caruana

Junior Poster
Oct 11, 2016
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Malta
Current EI dosing for my tank is the following:

  • Sunday
    30% Water Change
  • 6.00gr (K2SO4) Potassium Sulphate
  • 0.90gr (KH2PO4) Phosphate


[*]Monday

  • 1.20gr Trace (TNC)


[*]Wednesday

  • 1.20gr Trace (TNC)


[*]Thursday

  • 4.00gr (KNO3) Potassium Nitrate


[*]Friday

  • 1.20gr Trace (TNC)


[*]Saturday

  • 1.20gr Trace (TNC)


These have been worked out by a friend of mine in relation to our local water parameters. Online EI Dosing Calculators give me very different quantities.However The above quantities with max Co2 are giving the best results.


Any help or explenation is greatly appriciated.