Here is my current problem. I cannot for the life of me figure out why I am not getting the desired results from my tank. I am constantly loosing plants, or killing plants, or watching plants slowly wither away with little to no growth. Some however seem to flourish such as my Cambomba and the sunset hygro. I can only assume it’s due to their fast growing, low maintenance nature.
Here are the specs on my current setup:
60 long
4 x 60W PC lights, 2 are 50/50’s about 6months old, 2 are 8000k brand new. I run the lights for 10 hrs (1hr 2x, 8hrs 4x, 1hr 2x)
2 filters, eheim 2026 and fluval 305
1 koralia 1, and 1 harbor freight sealed mag drive, does about 200+ gph
I have the eheim and mag positioned on the right side blowing left. I have the fluval on the right pointing straight towards the front glass, and the koralia on the front right blowing back towards the left, so as to create a circular flow. So far I believe my circulation is good.
I run EI dosing, aprox current readings using lame API test kits.
Dose 1 teaspoon gh booster at water change.
Measured GH ~5
Not sure on KH, I posted my local water report and users said I should be good.
NO3 ~ 30ppm-40ppm
P ~ 3ppm
PH ~ 6.4
50% weekly water changes.
I add 5ml excel every day.
I use CSM+B + chelated Iron for micros, I use 1/8 teaspoon of each every other day.
Ecco complete substrate about 2 years old.
5lbs pressurized co2 around 4bps, into diy inline reaction chamber; no small bubbles come out so I get 100% dissolution. I run it 1 hr before lights on and 1 hr before lights off. I have two drop checkers with ref solution. They stay green all day and usually all night, I try and add some aeration.
Wew, I think I have listed everything.
Ill post some pictures later but here are the descriptions in a nut shell. I cannot get HC to grow ever. My anubis gets black spot on the older leaves from bba that’s eaten by my SAES. My cork screw val shot runners but the runners are yellowing and thin. The grass in the front of my tank is yellowing from the outside in and older leaves have black stuff on them. The tank looks burnt 24x7. I have poor growth rates other than the sunset and the cambomba sort of grows fast. Glosso is slowly starting to grow out.
With what I believe are optimal conditions as far as light,co2 and ferts are obviously not, as my plant growth is extremely poor.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks!
Pics will be up tonight.
Here are the specs on my current setup:
60 long
4 x 60W PC lights, 2 are 50/50’s about 6months old, 2 are 8000k brand new. I run the lights for 10 hrs (1hr 2x, 8hrs 4x, 1hr 2x)
2 filters, eheim 2026 and fluval 305
1 koralia 1, and 1 harbor freight sealed mag drive, does about 200+ gph
I have the eheim and mag positioned on the right side blowing left. I have the fluval on the right pointing straight towards the front glass, and the koralia on the front right blowing back towards the left, so as to create a circular flow. So far I believe my circulation is good.
I run EI dosing, aprox current readings using lame API test kits.
Dose 1 teaspoon gh booster at water change.
Measured GH ~5
Not sure on KH, I posted my local water report and users said I should be good.
NO3 ~ 30ppm-40ppm
P ~ 3ppm
PH ~ 6.4
50% weekly water changes.
I add 5ml excel every day.
I use CSM+B + chelated Iron for micros, I use 1/8 teaspoon of each every other day.
Ecco complete substrate about 2 years old.
5lbs pressurized co2 around 4bps, into diy inline reaction chamber; no small bubbles come out so I get 100% dissolution. I run it 1 hr before lights on and 1 hr before lights off. I have two drop checkers with ref solution. They stay green all day and usually all night, I try and add some aeration.
Wew, I think I have listed everything.
Ill post some pictures later but here are the descriptions in a nut shell. I cannot get HC to grow ever. My anubis gets black spot on the older leaves from bba that’s eaten by my SAES. My cork screw val shot runners but the runners are yellowing and thin. The grass in the front of my tank is yellowing from the outside in and older leaves have black stuff on them. The tank looks burnt 24x7. I have poor growth rates other than the sunset and the cambomba sort of grows fast. Glosso is slowly starting to grow out.
With what I believe are optimal conditions as far as light,co2 and ferts are obviously not, as my plant growth is extremely poor.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks!
Pics will be up tonight.