I'm new to all this and have recently setup an old 90 gallon tank with the following:
2x 54w 12000 & 2x 54w 6500 (Don't have the 6500's yet so I'm running the 2x 12000s for 4-5 hours a day)
90 gallon (48x18x24) tank
Play Sand Substrate
Plants: HC, Dwarf Hair Grass + some random stuff I put in to fill it up
Co2 = Milwaukee Regulator + your reactor (Don't have the co2 regulator yet, so running no co2)
Filter = Aqua Clear 110 hang over filter
Fertz = EI method
My question/problem is that I see most of my plants are dying right now (the hairgrass and hc look okay but most of the other plants look like they are withering, i think they are harder to grow perhaps?). I'm not sure if it's my substrate (play sand and nothing else) or the fact that I don't have my 2x 54w 6500s yet and I don't have co2 setup yet. I'm about >< this close to removing the play sand and putting in a Flourite or Eco Complete substrate. Wanted some advice before I spent the extra cash..
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
2x 54w 12000 & 2x 54w 6500 (Don't have the 6500's yet so I'm running the 2x 12000s for 4-5 hours a day)
90 gallon (48x18x24) tank
Play Sand Substrate
Plants: HC, Dwarf Hair Grass + some random stuff I put in to fill it up
Co2 = Milwaukee Regulator + your reactor (Don't have the co2 regulator yet, so running no co2)
Filter = Aqua Clear 110 hang over filter
Fertz = EI method
My question/problem is that I see most of my plants are dying right now (the hairgrass and hc look okay but most of the other plants look like they are withering, i think they are harder to grow perhaps?). I'm not sure if it's my substrate (play sand and nothing else) or the fact that I don't have my 2x 54w 6500s yet and I don't have co2 setup yet. I'm about >< this close to removing the play sand and putting in a Flourite or Eco Complete substrate. Wanted some advice before I spent the extra cash..
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!