inkslinger

got my ferts from GW, came in last week now what, i saw the PMDD mix ,add drops per day and the EI add the ferts every day do water change every week. i have been doing my water change 1 month for 110g with 3wpg, co2,ph 6.7,kh at 3.5, i don't have a whold lot of plants , i got KNo3,CSM+B,K2S04 and Iron Chelate, i also have Espon Salt to add the Mg. now that i do my water change 1 month should i stay with PMDD and add about 4 drops per day and see what happens with my plants , i do have a lot of red plants how much of the Fe should i add to this mix, i see GW add to my bags a list of
1 tbl CSM+B
1tbl Mg
2tbl K2S04
1 tbl KN03
my lights i have 6 t5 ho's 54w each , i have 216w for 10hr and the other 108 w for midday burst for 4hr, i also have a uv light only when needed co2 w/controller and reactor ,
any ideas befor i start Thanks!!

hoppycalif

If I read that right you have a 110 gallon tank, with about 3 watts per gallon and you want to know what to do next. My suggestion is to get a lot more plants. They can be cheap stem plants, and probably should be. Your goal will be to cover most of the substrate surface with plants. That will give you a fighting chance to avoid the worst of the algae problems. Then after the tank is set up, planted and filled. Add a dechlorinating solution, such as Seachem Prime, to get rid of the chloramine and chlorine in the water. Check the KH, and if it is below 3 degrees add baking soda a tsp at a time, wait a few minutes and recheck KH, until you get above 3 degrees. Now, look at your water companies water analysis report to see if your water contains significant calcium and magnesium. If it does, you don't need to increase the GH or add any magnesium. Wait a day and take a sample of water from the tank. Let that sample sit in the open overnight, then measure its PH. Subtract 1.0 from that, and that is where you want to drive the tanks PH down to with CO2. The fertilizers you will add are KNO3, KH2PO4 and CSM+B. Add about 1 tsp KNO3, 1/4 tsp KH2PO4, every other day. Mix two tablespoons of CSM+B into 250 ml (approximately) of water. Add a tsp of that every other day, on the days you don't add the KH2PO4. Then once a week change 50% of the tank water, and add half the amount of baking soda you added the first time. Add dechlorinating solution everytime you add tap water to the tank. You are now on track to being an aquatic gardener!!

There are other ways to fertilize, but this is one way.