A little info: 75gal Eheim Cans 2126 and 2215, 4-55wt 9325K/6700K for about 3wpg, Milwaukee CO2 reg and controller. Lights on 12hr/dy. Co2 is about 20ppm with kh of 8 and ph of 7.1. Setup now 1.5wks as a plant tank, though was setup using mulm and new eco complete from a tank w/ existing fish and plants that was 3yrs old. It's a mod heavy planting and fish load.
I have ferts and plantex from gregwatson. Since the first day, I've been putting a ton of kno3 in the tank w. hardly little effect on my test (seachem verified by testing a 10ppm mix in 5gal). Put in 1 tsp last weekend after w/change. (about .2ppm per test). Waited till midweek and added another 1/2tsp (same). Did w/change yest. added another 1tsp (.2ppm). Tested again this am for NO3...<.1 So I added another 1tsp and again only .2ppm Where is all this NO3 going??
The PO4 was 1 ppm this am. Not dosing any K since I'm adding all this kno3.
Plus now's there's beginnings of a black filamentous algae! And my dwarf sag leaves are turning clear and the cabomba has central browning. I;m dosing 1tbsp/250ml of plantex and giving 4ml every 2dys (standard dosing)
Here are some pics:
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/Newsetup5.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/cabomba.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/Algae1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/Dwarf.jpg
Hope I can get this problem under control before it gets out of hand.
Thanks Alot for any assistance!
Chris
I have ferts and plantex from gregwatson. Since the first day, I've been putting a ton of kno3 in the tank w. hardly little effect on my test (seachem verified by testing a 10ppm mix in 5gal). Put in 1 tsp last weekend after w/change. (about .2ppm per test). Waited till midweek and added another 1/2tsp (same). Did w/change yest. added another 1tsp (.2ppm). Tested again this am for NO3...<.1 So I added another 1tsp and again only .2ppm Where is all this NO3 going??
The PO4 was 1 ppm this am. Not dosing any K since I'm adding all this kno3.
Plus now's there's beginnings of a black filamentous algae! And my dwarf sag leaves are turning clear and the cabomba has central browning. I;m dosing 1tbsp/250ml of plantex and giving 4ml every 2dys (standard dosing)
Here are some pics:
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/Newsetup5.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/cabomba.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/Algae1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~forehaven/Dwarf.jpg
Hope I can get this problem under control before it gets out of hand.
Thanks Alot for any assistance!
Chris