I redid my tank on 4-7-05. 30'' wide 18'' length, 21 '' height 50 gallon
I have 2-55Watt CF with 1-20Watt T-8 bulbs on 13 hours a day.
I run a Penquin Bio Wheel 300/330?
I run air pump 3-8am daily on a timer.
I added potting soil as the base, 1'' or so along with some of my original gravel for the bacteria and added 1-2'' of Flourite on top of that for a total of 2.5-3'' total.
I added a bunch of plants. It looked great the 1st 4-5 days.
20-Dwarf Sag
12-16 Money Wort
12-16 Rotala Indica
12-16 Ludwigia, Needleleaf
12-16 Didiplis Diandra
3 Anubia Nana 3-4''
1- Java Fern Microsorium pteropus
3- Java Fern Microsrium pteropus
6 pcs. driftwood
Fish, I have: 5-6 Neon Tetra, 5 X-Ray Tetra, 3-Angelfish, 1 Fancy Guppie
I just added 4 Black Mollies, 4 Hatchet Fish and 6 Ghost Shrimp yesterday.
Here is my current chart:
PH 7.4-7.6
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0-.25
KH 3 drops got me to 53.7 whis is low
GH 13 Drops-off the chart high 232.7
Nitrate 40-80 PPM I swear I can't tell what color red it is!!!
My KH was low so I added 2 tablespoons of Baking soda dissolved in tap water to get that up to 60DH
I noticed on what I think is the Ludwigia Peruensis that I'm getting Yellowing along with browning and some black areas.
I went to Chuck's Planted Aquarium and am confused with what it could be.
I'm wondering if I should just give the Tank some Fert's (Flourish)
I'm thinking of adding some CO2 until the soil starts to do this on it's own.
I wanted to make a Low Tech Tank initially.
Thanks for any input.
I think I need to adjust the KH, GH and Nitrates.
Help!
I have 2-55Watt CF with 1-20Watt T-8 bulbs on 13 hours a day.
I run a Penquin Bio Wheel 300/330?
I run air pump 3-8am daily on a timer.
I added potting soil as the base, 1'' or so along with some of my original gravel for the bacteria and added 1-2'' of Flourite on top of that for a total of 2.5-3'' total.
I added a bunch of plants. It looked great the 1st 4-5 days.
20-Dwarf Sag
12-16 Money Wort
12-16 Rotala Indica
12-16 Ludwigia, Needleleaf
12-16 Didiplis Diandra
3 Anubia Nana 3-4''
1- Java Fern Microsorium pteropus
3- Java Fern Microsrium pteropus
6 pcs. driftwood
Fish, I have: 5-6 Neon Tetra, 5 X-Ray Tetra, 3-Angelfish, 1 Fancy Guppie
I just added 4 Black Mollies, 4 Hatchet Fish and 6 Ghost Shrimp yesterday.
Here is my current chart:
PH 7.4-7.6
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0-.25
KH 3 drops got me to 53.7 whis is low
GH 13 Drops-off the chart high 232.7
Nitrate 40-80 PPM I swear I can't tell what color red it is!!!
My KH was low so I added 2 tablespoons of Baking soda dissolved in tap water to get that up to 60DH
I noticed on what I think is the Ludwigia Peruensis that I'm getting Yellowing along with browning and some black areas.
I went to Chuck's Planted Aquarium and am confused with what it could be.
I'm wondering if I should just give the Tank some Fert's (Flourish)
I'm thinking of adding some CO2 until the soil starts to do this on it's own.
I wanted to make a Low Tech Tank initially.
Thanks for any input.
I think I need to adjust the KH, GH and Nitrates.
Help!
