Touch wood! 
So i hooked up my pressurized C02 yesterday afternoon, and had it up too 30ppm by this evening. Ph also didnt flucuate much at all last night where the C02 is shut of by a solanoid controler. As for lighting, my ballast arrived today, and ive now got 3.7 watts per gallon of pc light going. I didnt think it would work, but running my C02 into my little wave maker worked brilliantly! It gets a tad noisy and makes a wooshing sound, but it seems to be doing very well it should be fine for a few months until i get proper reactor which is much quiter. One question though, will C02 addition and proper fertilization elliminate or reduce "green spot" algae. I know it can do wonders for brush/hair algae, but what about that regular green spot you see?
Also, i have figured out how to dose NPK, but im still a bit stumped over micros. You cant measure them, so how do you add them? People have suggested adding them ever day or according to bottle instructions, but with high lighting and C02, wont you need more than what the instructions suggest? Also, another thing ive always wondered is, can trace ellements or macros such as Flourish, cause algae blooms in excess? Actually, im wondering the same for potassium? I hee it doesnt cause algae blooms, but opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys, just another satisfied, yet, still curious fishmen!
So i hooked up my pressurized C02 yesterday afternoon, and had it up too 30ppm by this evening. Ph also didnt flucuate much at all last night where the C02 is shut of by a solanoid controler. As for lighting, my ballast arrived today, and ive now got 3.7 watts per gallon of pc light going. I didnt think it would work, but running my C02 into my little wave maker worked brilliantly! It gets a tad noisy and makes a wooshing sound, but it seems to be doing very well it should be fine for a few months until i get proper reactor which is much quiter. One question though, will C02 addition and proper fertilization elliminate or reduce "green spot" algae. I know it can do wonders for brush/hair algae, but what about that regular green spot you see?
Also, i have figured out how to dose NPK, but im still a bit stumped over micros. You cant measure them, so how do you add them? People have suggested adding them ever day or according to bottle instructions, but with high lighting and C02, wont you need more than what the instructions suggest? Also, another thing ive always wondered is, can trace ellements or macros such as Flourish, cause algae blooms in excess? Actually, im wondering the same for potassium? I hee it doesnt cause algae blooms, but opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys, just another satisfied, yet, still curious fishmen!
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