View Full Version : what else do I need?
Lauren
02-19-2004, 2:03 PM
I'm running 5w per gallon, I have co2, gravel with flourite, and a liquid fertilizer. One of my plants is still dying with all of this. Is there anything else I should get?
What's in your liquid fertilizer? And how long has the tank been set up?
Len
Lauren
02-19-2004, 6:26 PM
Tank was set up at Christmas. The liquid fertalizer is pretty much all iron.
boyohboy
02-19-2004, 6:55 PM
The liquid fertalizer is pretty much all iron
Besides iron which is only one of the many MICROnutrient, the plants still need a few other MIRCOnutrients (Mg, Zn, Co, etc) as well as MACRO-nutrients (N-P-K which are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium)
The N and P are usually provided from the fish food/waste. But depending on your specific tank condition, say if you have a small fish load but lota plant growth, the the N-P may not be enough and need to be supplemented. The other stuffs can be added from using those trace-mix solution, if that's not what you already have.
djlen
02-20-2004, 12:35 PM
I'm sorry, I should have asked this with the other two questions earlier. You state 5 watts/gal. What size is your tank?
There's a big difference between 5 watts/gal over a 10gal. and the same over a 100 gal.
Len