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Please excuse the placement, maybe I should have posted in the 'new to tank section', I hope it does not seem I am pestering..
I just got my 90, and I am gathering together the project.
I just went out today and bought another light to bring me a total of 240 watts of power compact lighting on my 90 gallon AGA tank. I am not against going CO2 now, and am strongly considering it. But if I dont, would this still fall into a low light tank, or is this enough to order the 'regular plants' instead of the low light assortment? I understand that CO2 accelerates the whole process, and things will be slower non CO2, a perfectly acceptable (to me!) outcome. I will have a pretty good stocking of fish, and hope that the majority (assuming non CO2) of the nutrients needed will come from that.
SO: will this level of light a) be an algae problem(non CO2?), and, b) allow me to try higher level plants other than those offered on the 'low light' assortments?
100% flourite
ehiem 2229 (simulated) wet/dry and a HOB
CO2? Does anyone run just a little CO2 so as not to be full throttle on the tank? Say 6ppm instead of the target 15-30? Also, how long would a 20 lb tank last on a 90 gallon tank? Weels? Months? Year?
I have a few test kits to order, PO4, maybe PO3. Should I order up some ferts right of the bat? I am thinking the soil pellets, but don't know what to order for the column. Flourish? It comes in so many flavors! (plain, N,P,K)
I have so many questions, thanks for reading this far! Is there a chart somewhere that helps the inexperianced with problems, i.e., yellow tips, look for this, holes in leaves, look for that. Kinda like the one for spark plugs when you pull them out of your cars?
And lastly, lets say you get it really cooking for a long time at optimum CO2 levels, and you run out of CO2 (is that 500 lbs on the gauge?). What happens if you can not get more for a few days? Crash?
If I do go CO2, it will be a full boat system that would have the regulator, solinoid, etc.
Thanks for any experianced advice!
I just got my 90, and I am gathering together the project.
I just went out today and bought another light to bring me a total of 240 watts of power compact lighting on my 90 gallon AGA tank. I am not against going CO2 now, and am strongly considering it. But if I dont, would this still fall into a low light tank, or is this enough to order the 'regular plants' instead of the low light assortment? I understand that CO2 accelerates the whole process, and things will be slower non CO2, a perfectly acceptable (to me!) outcome. I will have a pretty good stocking of fish, and hope that the majority (assuming non CO2) of the nutrients needed will come from that.
SO: will this level of light a) be an algae problem(non CO2?), and, b) allow me to try higher level plants other than those offered on the 'low light' assortments?
100% flourite
ehiem 2229 (simulated) wet/dry and a HOB
CO2? Does anyone run just a little CO2 so as not to be full throttle on the tank? Say 6ppm instead of the target 15-30? Also, how long would a 20 lb tank last on a 90 gallon tank? Weels? Months? Year?
I have a few test kits to order, PO4, maybe PO3. Should I order up some ferts right of the bat? I am thinking the soil pellets, but don't know what to order for the column. Flourish? It comes in so many flavors! (plain, N,P,K)
I have so many questions, thanks for reading this far! Is there a chart somewhere that helps the inexperianced with problems, i.e., yellow tips, look for this, holes in leaves, look for that. Kinda like the one for spark plugs when you pull them out of your cars?
And lastly, lets say you get it really cooking for a long time at optimum CO2 levels, and you run out of CO2 (is that 500 lbs on the gauge?). What happens if you can not get more for a few days? Crash?
If I do go CO2, it will be a full boat system that would have the regulator, solinoid, etc.
Thanks for any experianced advice!