[My Hitech]

On 6/16/2022 at 1:18 AM, ChargerstoLA said:

Amazing colors, one day I will go all out and setup a tank like this. How often do you have to trim to keep this bad boy in line. 

Thanks 👍Well, once a week is ok, later on it's Overgrown

[My Hitech]

 

 

 

[Tonina fluviatilis problem]

Thanks for reply. Well Im Using micro fert with FE  (EDTA) and addition of 13% Fe HEEDTA helate. I INCREASED the doses Just some days ago so Maybe plants not fully reacted yet. Daily dose od Fe is around 0.7ppm. It gives 0.49 weekly. 

I See Mmiller dislikes my experiment with sodium to raise kh xD first time I did that cause I red kh is ph buffer which is unstable with kh 0. 

I had 4:1 ca:mg ratio before, but due to some experiments I get 2:1. I need to tell you im curious Why you all prefer gh 5 and lower 😛 in my country Poland (Europe) the planted tanks mostly are at gh 8 and people here Recommend it as the best.

As you See I like experiment some 😛

The WRGB light I did myself also 😛 and cover from foamed PCV. :P, 

[Tonina fluviatilis problem]

On 5/18/2022 at 6:11 PM, Seattle_Aquarist said:

Hi @Mike K.

Drop checkers are used to check CO2 levels not nutrient levels.  Are you using any test kits to determine the actual nutrient levels in your tank?  Knowing how may ppm of nutrients you are dosing is nice but it doesn't tell me what is actually what nutrient levels are present in the water column.

Based upon the nutrients you are using I am assuming you are in Europe?  You mentioned what you are using for micro-nutrients.......what are you using for the N, P, and K?

I need the following information to be able to help you further.
pH =
dKH =
dGH =
nitrates (NO3 ppm) =

Actually several plant species in the tank seem to be having issues.  The new growth on the taller background plant (Rotala) appears to be almost white, also the Pogostemon (?) in the right rear.  The leaves of the Tonina fluviatilis show a progression of chlorosis (yellowing) as they mature with small spots of necrosis (holes) developing shortly thereafter.  -Roy


 

My friend thanks and sorry for not immediate reply and missundersnanding. I was few days out from home.

Yes Im using drop checker. 

Yes I agree and saw pogostemon erectus strange color at the upper parts. 

I did increased Fe and micro and It seems to be Little but better on fluviatilis tonine (Photo) what do you think? 

Now I got KH2 and GH 7, ph not measured. 

I had kh 0-1 but increased to 2 by adding NaHCO₃. To not have Co2 levels so unstable. 

Actually I have 10ppm of No3, 1.1ppm of Po4 and 17ppm K. 

I did some plants rotation and put polygonum sao Paulo at the middle back. 

[Tonina fluviatilis problem]

On 5/18/2022 at 8:29 AM, Torrey said:

I'm in awe of your tank. Bottom picture, red plant bottom center, what is that?

I'm sure Seattle_Aqarist will help you get your plants healthy, I'm just going to appreciate your tank.😁

IT May be ludwigia mini Sp. Red you are asking of or althernathera rosanervig. (not sure which one you asking of) Maybe add circle around the plant you are interrested in so I can tell you. 🙂

[Tonina fluviatilis problem]

Hello, tests by drop checkers. Daily dosed salts to hold parameters in the water column. (like adding 1ppm N, 0.2ppm P, 0.15ppm K Daily and K after water change to level of 20+-) using different micros for tests (tropica premium, profito, csmb Daily, changed bottles weekly for check is that micro problem) 30 galons tank. Weekly water changes. What else... Everything seems somewhat okey beside tonina fluviatilis. 

[Tonina fluviatilis problem]

Problem with tonina, The leaves have clearances. 
Ca 20, Mg 12, K 17,
Kh 1, GH 6
No3 10, PO4 1, Fe 0.25.
Light power led + wrgb 40W, chichiros A II 801 30W, 10h, max 9h.
Co2 inline reactor .
Reverse osmosis + Mineralizer.. .

[My Hitech]

Hello I would like to show some pics of my tank 🤗

https://youtu.be/lt69JbEUnvQ

[Algae with Good parameters (identify) and help.]

On 2/19/2022 at 6:39 PM, Mmiller2001 said:

Okay, I might increase that to .4 Fe as proxy. Numbers wise, everything else looks in range after lowering NO3. 

See if you can boost flow a bit to grab up the settling particulates. 

I'd also do some mild gravel vacuuming just to tidy up a bit.

Yep I can add more Fe, got some "Fe hybrid" stand alone Fe fert. 

I bought today inline co2 diffuser (ProGrow even Flow) so now external filter spreading ultra Tiny bubbles around the tank it should help also with Co2 distribution. 

Tomorrow Glass cleaning and some vaccuming, plants shakin'. 

We'll See. I put Photo of the New diffuser. 

[Algae with Good parameters (identify) and help.]

On 2/19/2022 at 3:45 PM, Mmiller2001 said:

How long ago did you make this change?

What percent water changes are you doing and how often?

With the information I have now it seems like the circulation in the tank is a bit low. You mention if you shake the plants it falls off. Try to increase flow around the plants so the filters can pick up the debris.

Now everything I say, below, is based off a 50% water change (assumed). If you are doing a 50% change then your accumulation totals are 42ppm NO3, 28ppm K, 7ppm PO4. The GDA could be from the heavy NO3. Now, if you are doing less than 50% water changes, then these numbers are higher. When I'm a bit too high on NO3, I will begin seeing GDA. I would dose around 10 to 12ppm per week, so my accumulation total is 20-24ppm NO3.

I'm not familiar with Profito, is it a Micro mix? Are you dosing Micros such as Boron, Copper and so on? .25ppm Fe might be too low for a weekly dose, I'd be tempted to move that to .4ppm Fe a week.

The other numbers look good (from EI perspective).

I try 1.5ppm No3 instead of 3ppm Daily to lower the dosage. You May be right. Im doing like 40% w. Change. 

Profito (micro ingridients) ; it's somthing like trace (tropica premium, seachem trace) but in addition got some extra things as you can check down:

• Fe(2+): 0,12% 
• K: 0,7% 
• Mg: 0,09% 
• Mn: 0,04% 
• I: 0,02% 
• B: 0,008% 
• Cu, Mo, Zn, Li: 0,002% 
• Ni, Co, Al, Sn, F: 0,001% 
• V, Se: 0,0005% 

[Algae with Good parameters (identify) and help.]

On 2/18/2022 at 9:04 PM, Mmiller2001 said:

How old is the tank? How much turnover do you have?

How much are you dosing all together (in ppm per week).

2 years Old, 900l/h declared around 500l/h real turnover. Now I changed some fert rates up and back to light 100% and 30% chihiros and situation gets better but not yet fixed. 

Currert fertilizing Daily:

3ml profito, 3ppm No3, 2ppm K, 0.5ppm Po4. 

Weekly (0.25 Fe from Profito, 21ppm No3, 14ppm K, 3.5ppm Po4.) 

When situation was worst there was 1.5ml profito, 1.5ppm No3, 1ppm K, 0.2ppm Po4. 

[Hello from Poland. Dzień dobry z Polski! :)]

On 2/18/2022 at 3:32 AM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

Welcome to the forum! Beautiful tank pictures!!

Thanks, alredy got some algae but it can be fixed xD

[Hello from Poland. Dzień dobry z Polski! :)]

Hello, nice to be here, we are learning all the time so, hope this forum will be nice piece of knowledge to accuire 🙂

 

[Algae with Good parameters (identify) and help.]

Hey people, greetings. ✌️👍

Anyone Maybe can help? What cause and what kind of algae is that?

Tip; when shakin plant by hand it Fall off. 

Plants seems healthy. 

It's combined with green dust algae on the Glass which I have problem too. 

Parameters:

112l, fluval 207 with sponges and Matrix, pressured Co2, RO mineralized to GH 7,.Kh 1-2, Ca 35, Mg 9, K 15. 

No3 10, PO4 (active substrate) so not present in water column. 0.3ppm Daily. 

Fe 0.1 or less (micro profito Daily 1.5ml)

CO2 30 (spreading by circulator) , 8h light, chihiros A II 801 30W 8000k (dimmed to 20% for fight algae) 

DIY power led 39W (dimmed 50% for fight algae) (white full spectrum , pink full spectrum, Deep red, Royal blue, 4000k, 6000k,8000k)

Not overcrowded tank, 15, cardinal tetras, 6x otocinclus, 7x amano shrimp, 6x Behleri. (barbs at Photo are in other tank) 

I have other fertilizers like tropica specialized, tropica premium, seachem trace, Fe, some salts to can add separately...