Tested water today (Hagen/Nutrafin kit) and PO4 was 5.0 ppm. I did a 50% water change and still reading 5.0 ppm. The tap water tested at .25 ppm. I live in a rural texas town and doubt I can obtain an official water analysis. Over the past two weeks I have been following the fert guideline sticky and other forum advice using Flourish 10ml x 2/week, flourish iron at half dose once per week based on plant appearance, Nu-salt after water change. I added 3 drops of fleets once the first of last week. I also used some root tabs by seachem in the gravel substrate. I do weekly 50% water changes. All fish inhabitants of this 55g tank seem very healthy. The plants are a work in progress. I recieved my 2L bottle of Flourish excel Friday but I have not dosed it yet. What is the next step? More water changes?
Other readings:
Water temp 78
Nitrate 5.0 ppm
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
GH 120 ppm
KH 170 PPM
PH 7.6
Lighting:
2.4 wpg
Fish Load:
4- Dwarf Gouramis
4-Red Skirt Tetras
4-Platys
4-2" Clown Loaches
3-Black Skirt Tetras
2-Corydoras
1-3"Plecos
Current plants:
2-Anubias nana tied to rock
3-Java fern tied to rock
1-Crypt wendetti
2-sword
rotalla
Ludwigia
Other readings:
Water temp 78
Nitrate 5.0 ppm
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
GH 120 ppm
KH 170 PPM
PH 7.6
Lighting:
2.4 wpg
Fish Load:
4- Dwarf Gouramis
4-Red Skirt Tetras
4-Platys
4-2" Clown Loaches
3-Black Skirt Tetras
2-Corydoras
1-3"Plecos
Current plants:
2-Anubias nana tied to rock
3-Java fern tied to rock
1-Crypt wendetti
2-sword
rotalla
Ludwigia
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