jrIL

Hi,
I have taken down my 20 gal and transfered th Eco-complete and plants into a new 55 gal I set up. Info the 55 is below. My question is how soon should I restart my EI regeime, or should it start it right away. I have it planted to about 60% of available planting space and plan to pack it tighter on Tuesday when I can get to the fish store.
I would also be interested in any recommendations on dosing amounts in the 55. I dose stuff from Gregg, Plantex CSM +b, KH2PO4 and KNO3.




55 gal,
260 watts of PC
PH is currently 7.62
KH is 22 (yes thats high)
Temp 75
GH is 14 (really)
co2 tank

MatPat

Here's a good link from the stickies at the top of the Fertilization Forum on dosing a newly set up tank: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ead.php?t=2689

I would start dosing immediately with:

1/2tsp KNO3 and 1/8tsp KH2PO4 3-4x a week

10ml of CSM+B (mixed at a ratio of 1tbsp to 250ml of water) 3x a week opposite days of the KNO3 and KH2PO4.

I'd shoot for a pH of 7.3 (30ppm), maybe down to 7.2 (38ppm). If you decide to drop the pH to 7.2 make sure you are around to watch the fish for signs of stress, like gasping at the surface.

jrIL

thanks MatPat. I found that post right after I posted mine.

Thanks for the dosing suggestions. I usually can run the CO2 down to 6.5 with no ill effects. Been discussed a few times in places but apparnetly there is something in our city water that makes the PH to alk converstion unreliable.

JR