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Thu Apr 28, 2005, 12:44 PM
#11
lights are 4X55W white light
substrate is a natural gravel only
ferts is sera liquid fert
Does that help ??
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 11:58 AM
#12
Nitrate?
Phosphate?
Does your water come out of the tap @6.5 PH.
How long do you leave the light's on for?
Have you still got the carbon?
You might want to start some diyCO2for the moment.
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 12:17 PM
#13
havent try to test the nitrate and phosphate ... what are these things do anyway ?? isnt this thing comes from fish waste ?? My tap water is around 7.2-7.5 i use a little bit of pH down and the rest is the driftwood. The lights are on for 10 hours a day.
Yes, i still have some carbon in the sump to help the water crystal clear. Coz i got lots of driftwood, the water turns a bit darker without carbon .
Thanks for your info duck
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 01:04 PM
#14
I tried DIY CO2 long time ago, but didnt work well
I think my tank is too big for a DIY CO2 ...
I used to use a air stone, and it turn slimmy every
day, so i had to clean them everyday.
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 01:28 PM
#15
liquid fert is good ...but root tabs work better for this kind of plant. cheap source of iron is clay ....go dig somewhere out in your backyard
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 02:18 PM
#16
clay ???? how about i put some clay pot inside the tank ???
Terracota pot , i think they called...
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 08:32 PM
#17
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cheap source of iron is clay ....go dig somewhere out in your backyard
you are so close to being right without being right
clay is not a good source of Iron, it only has the potenial to hold the iron and then relaise it when nessecary
it has what is called a excellent cation exchange capacity
other things that have a great CEC are kitty litter (what i use) and eco complete (what duck is using)
I used to use a air stone, and it turn slimmy every
day, so i had to clean them everyday.
airstones do get clogged daily, you could try a few things
1. a small power head and simple insert the airline from your DIY CO2 reactors (this is really inefficient as you lose alot of the co2 quickly)
2. Make a diffuser to stick on the powerhead
3. buy a reactor http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/prod582.htm
I agree with the root tabs idea, i use a homebrand one every 2 months
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Fri Apr 29, 2005, 09:03 PM
#18
What is the homemade brand of root tab you use, is it diy? I'd be interested in the recipe.
cheers
Russel
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Sat Apr 30, 2005, 04:11 AM
#19
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Sat Apr 30, 2005, 04:27 AM
#20
im not saying put a ton of clay in the tank, make some clay balls and bury it near the root. i have no experience with this but many have suggested that clay is good source of iron in many planted tank forums.
when i still have planted tank i used those pellet type of ferts from bunnings/supermarket i put about 1 tsp near root for my sword plants and they grow like crazy.
just need to remember these sword plants absorb nutrients from root
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