plants looking burnt

Sounds like too much light and not enough nutrients.

Try lowering your burst and increase your dosing.....

 

Hi ccLansman,

Try to lower the intensity of the burst as well as the duration.
eg. 3wpg burst for 2 hours.

I've heard of people who do 4 + 2 (burst) + 4 hours light but I'd rather go with the constant 2wpg.

Make sure your EI dosing is correct. (calculations and such)
About 1 1/2 months back, I thought I was dosing correctly when I was actually under-dosing. All my plants suffered.
I'm totally convinced by the EI thread that dosing more is better than dosing less. So now, I dose a bit more than what I calculated and my plants have been growing very well.

I'm assuming the usual drop checker/CO2 is up and running as it sounds like a macro deficiency vs too much light.

Hope this helps =)

Regards,
Ryan

 

Remember that DIY c02 with yeast is much less efficient than pressurized c02. You will need more of other ferts as the c02 is now more available than before and in greater quantities.

 

EI is just a guideline to start with. Some folks need less (not many I think) and some need more.

I started with the EI baseline and increased about 25% for about 10-14 days before the next increase to guage the effects...

Just kept adjusting from that point until I felt the plants were responding well and continuously......

So, try increasing some percentage and go from there. I tend to adjust ALL my ferts when I increase or decrease.

In general BGA means more KN03 and GSA mean more P...

It really is trial and error FOR EACH TANK.

I hate to say that patience and observation are just as important as the amounts. The PLANTS will tell you if you are off.

If you follow my threads, you know that it has taken weeks of adjustment to where the plants finally are beginning to look as they should after poor growth and algae issues.

Remember that ADVERSE high nutrient conditions will not really be reached with a 50% weekly water change, even if you go 2 or 3x EI or more. You really have to overdose in a big way for this to be an issue IMO.....

I am way over EI and no fish issues with the higher dosing............

Since the plants like it, the fish benefit from the better plant growth.....

Hope this helps........

 

Since my dosing is more in line with my tank and I am dosing daily, I only scrape the inside front glass maybe every 10-14 days. I used to do this every 4 days or it looked ugly.

Patience, observation, and adjustments are the keys.......

 

If I sent my wife to the fish store we would have salmon for dinner.