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lacustris · 07-21-2007, 03:29 PM

very beautiful! is it possible to tell us more about the watervalues and the fertilizing routine???
how do you make eleocharis grow so dense???

Blue_Dolphinvn · 07-21-2007, 10:39 PM

I like your foreground with Eleocharis so dense....did you add liquid fer. frequently?

gas · 07-22-2007, 02:37 AM

If my memory is ok , he uses EI dosing anf 50% weekly WC

alexandre · 07-22-2007, 05:22 AM

Gas is right, I use EI whit 50% W.C. weekly.

Lacustris & Blue-Dolphinvn, I can't tell you what are my NO3, PO4, PH, GH etc.. I never test maybe once every 3 month

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I test my Kh once a month, to check if my mix RO and tap water is okay because I get a lot of evaporation and top up with tap water during the week. It seam to stay at 4 KH.
I also use a drop checker with a solution KH4 and bromo blue to check my CO2.

Here is my dosing schedule.
Day 1: 50% WC, 1ppm PO4 (KH2PO4), 6ppm (KNO3), 5ppm (K2SO4)
Day 2: 5ml Tropica PN
Day 3: 1ppm PO4 (KH2PO4), 6ppm (KNO3), 5ppm (K2SO4)
Day 4: 5ml Tropica PN
Day 5: 1ppm PO4 (KH2PO4), 6ppm (KNO3), 5ppm (K2SO4)
Day 6: 5ml Tropica PN
Day 7: Nothing

lacustris · 07-22-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alexandre

Gas is right, I use EI whit 50% W.C. weekly.

Lacustris & Blue-Dolphinvn, I can't tell you what are my NO3, PO4, PH, GH etc.. I never test maybe once every 3 month

.
I test my Kh once a month, to check if my mix RO and tap water is okay because I get a lot of evaporation and top up with tap water during the week. It seam to stay at 4 KH.
I also use a drop checker with a solution KH4 and bromo blue to check my CO2.

Here is my dosing schedule.
Day 1: 50% WC, 1ppm PO4 (KH2PO4), 6ppm (KNO3), 5ppm (K2SO4)
Day 2: 5ml Tropica PN
Day 3: 1ppm PO4 (KH2PO4), 6ppm (KNO3), 5ppm (K2SO4)
Day 4: 5ml Tropica PN
Day 5: 1ppm PO4 (KH2PO4), 6ppm (KNO3), 5ppm (K2SO4)
Day 6: 5ml Tropica PN
Day 7: Nothing

how many hours a day do you have the lights on??
you add three times a week 1 mg/l PO4??isn't that a lot??i often read good PO4 values are between
1-2mg/l.what happens when you add less Po4 to your tank??in other words what are the benefits of adding that amount of PO4?
is it right that ppm is the same as mg/l because here in my country we use mg/l??

alexandre · 07-22-2007, 02:49 PM

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how many hours a day do you have the lights on??

10 hours.

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you add three times a week 1 mg/l PO4??isn't that a lot??i often read good PO4 values are between 1-2mg/l. What happens when you add less Po4 to your tank??in other words what are the benefits of adding that amount of PO4?

It isn't a lot, the plants consume them. If I dose less I get green spot algae and my plant don't grow that well. Don't forget I do a 50% water change every week, so it reset the water colon.

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is it right that ppm is the same as mg/l because here in my country we use mg/l??

Yes it is, PPM= part per million, mg/l= milligramme per liter. In English they will use ppm, in France where I come from it's mg/l.

Aeropars · 07-23-2007, 03:48 AM

How do you do your water changes alex?

I'm concidering an RO unit for use on my tank but i'm worried about the additional work it will give me.

alexandre · 07-23-2007, 04:12 AM

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How do you do your water changes alex?

I'm concidering an RO unit for use on my tank but i'm worried about the additional work it will give me.

It does give a bit more work.
I use a welly-bin with a pump at the bottom to empty the clean water into the tank.

Aeropars · 07-23-2007, 06:23 AM

Ah right. So you have a large 'ready made' supply of water then just top it up with RO as it gets low?

alexandre · 07-23-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeropars

Ah right. So you have a large 'ready made' supply of water then just top it up with RO as it gets low?

No, I don't. I make my water the same morning I do my water change. The RO unit I've got is a bit over kill for my need. But it only take three hours to make about 50/60L, much better than the smaller one I had before (8h for 50/60L).
I know it is not recommended to use RO water strait away. I never had lost of live stock doing this, but I always have a strong surface movement.