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Mmiller2001

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  1. This isn't the best picture, but you can see how it adds a bit of depth to the tank.
  2. I think there's too much foreground happening that stops your eyes from wondering around. Try to create some depth and move some plants back with the larger plants furthest away.
  3. Constantly decaying matter is an ammonia source. With no fish, the plants will love it, but so does algae.
  4. You could do a moss wall. https://barrreport.com/articles/how-to-build-an-easily-removable-moss-wall.44/
  5. It would be all nutrients as metabolism is fueled by light. More light, more nutrient uptake.
  6. I will add, and maybe not all batches, but Eco Complete is still raising my KH over the week. Very frustrating. There's something in it and have read similar complaints.
  7. It actually has a.lower cec value and not enough to notice. You simply aren't dosing enough or your test kit needs calibration.
  8. That's how much you are currently dosing. Assuming 1 squirt of Easy Green.
  9. Your flourish dose is only .02ppm Fe, I can't remember what easy green doses. You'll just need to add the easy green amount for your total. Found it, .034ppm. So about.05ppm Fe.
  10. https://rotalabutterfly.com/nutrient-calculator.php I would look here for dosing information. https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/beginners-planted-tank-101/how-much-to-dose?_pos=2&_sid=e9a763897&_ss=r You can also clone your favorite liquid fertilizer bottles. https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/fertilize-planted-tank/mixing-dry-aquarium-fertilisers?_pos=1&_sid=ec276c53a&_ss=r This also explains how to use the calculator.
  11. The calculator used will tell you how many teaspoons to use to reach a certain ppm. You can also create your own liquid fertilizer from dry fertilizer.
  12. Iron can be taken up completely as fast as 30 minutes. Hence a zero ppm test. Trust your dosing target and stick with it. In my CO2 tanks, I dose between .4 and .5ppm weekly.
  13. What's the reason for the 4dKH? When nitrification begins, that pH will drop.
  14. I don't aerate my RO water, it's unnecessary. Also, you can't pH 0TDS water, but the science says it's a pH of 7.
  15. No, because of acids created in nitrification. Basically, other acids are present keeping a pH range. https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/freshwater-fish-and-livestock/ph-swings-co2-injection?_pos=1&_sid=f0453ff19&_ss=r https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489657/ https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/ph-kh-gh-tds/kh-explained?_pos=10&_sid=f0453ff19&_ss=r
  16. Instructions here https://www.seachem.com/acid-buffer.php
  17. No, carbonic acid is formed from the injection of CO2. This is one acid responsible for lowering pH. KH is the buffering capacity of the water.
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