I've been dosing my 54 corner tank with a non CO2/low light/minimal water change method I learned about on the Barr Report. You dose small amounts of Seachem Equilibrium, phosphate and KNO3 weekly, with no CO2 input, about 1.5 watts per gallon and water changes only as necessary to deal with algae or after major rescapes. More information on it can be found here: http://www.barrreport.com/articles/433-non-co2-methods.html
It has worked out so well, I'm curious to see if it would improve plant growth in my 150 gallon pond. I think I should dose a lower amount of nitrate as plant debris from nearby plants adds a fair amount of decaying matter, but I think the potassium, phosphate, iron, calcium and other nutrients could really perk up the plants. Am I crazy or do others think this could work?
My other question is how many watts per gallon does the sun provide filtered through an lilac bush on one side and an elm tree on the other?
It has worked out so well, I'm curious to see if it would improve plant growth in my 150 gallon pond. I think I should dose a lower amount of nitrate as plant debris from nearby plants adds a fair amount of decaying matter, but I think the potassium, phosphate, iron, calcium and other nutrients could really perk up the plants. Am I crazy or do others think this could work?
My other question is how many watts per gallon does the sun provide filtered through an lilac bush on one side and an elm tree on the other?