I have just made some big changes and upgrades to my tank and I wanted to run this fertilizer dosing by some of you to get an idea if I am on track. I would like to get into a simple routine without too much chemistry or testing.
Some details:
-Heavily planted 29 gallon
-AH 2X55w PC
-New pressurized co2 replaced Carbo Plus (finally)
-Mix of regular gravel and flourite
-Some funky algae with the old set up still hanging around. It's not really out of control and I hoping that the new co2 helps
-Kh 3˚, Gh 3˚, Ph 7 (I just started using Calcium Carbonate to raise them. I'm shooting to get them up to 4˚-6˚ and with the new co2 I would like to get the ph down to 6.8.
-1/3 water change per week with r/o water
The past set up had some signs of deficiencies that are still visible but it's to early to tell if there is any with this new regiment. I was only using 3 Dupla drops per day and a little iron supplement. I would also like to start using less expensive additives in the future to replace these new fertilizers. One step at a time.
Here is the new dosing regiment:
-Tropica Master Grow 1.5 ml per day
-Flourish Iron 1.5 ml per day (no test kit)
-Flourish Potassium 1.5 ml per day (no test kit)
-Flourish Nitrogen 1.5 ml 3X per week (test kit reads as 0)
Does this sound like I'm on the right track? Any glaring omissions or overdosing? Also, should I add more after water changes? Any advise is appreciated.
Some details:
-Heavily planted 29 gallon
-AH 2X55w PC
-New pressurized co2 replaced Carbo Plus (finally)
-Mix of regular gravel and flourite
-Some funky algae with the old set up still hanging around. It's not really out of control and I hoping that the new co2 helps
-Kh 3˚, Gh 3˚, Ph 7 (I just started using Calcium Carbonate to raise them. I'm shooting to get them up to 4˚-6˚ and with the new co2 I would like to get the ph down to 6.8.
-1/3 water change per week with r/o water
The past set up had some signs of deficiencies that are still visible but it's to early to tell if there is any with this new regiment. I was only using 3 Dupla drops per day and a little iron supplement. I would also like to start using less expensive additives in the future to replace these new fertilizers. One step at a time.
Here is the new dosing regiment:
-Tropica Master Grow 1.5 ml per day
-Flourish Iron 1.5 ml per day (no test kit)
-Flourish Potassium 1.5 ml per day (no test kit)
-Flourish Nitrogen 1.5 ml 3X per week (test kit reads as 0)
Does this sound like I'm on the right track? Any glaring omissions or overdosing? Also, should I add more after water changes? Any advise is appreciated.