Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 @Mmiller2001Apistogramma Trifasciata are harem breeders, ideal ratio is 1-4 to 1-7. If they get more in grab them! Here’s a pic of my male. Love the yellow hues on yours! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 6:24 PM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: @Mmiller2001Apistogramma Trifasciata are harem breeders, ideal ratio is 1-4 to 1-7. If they get more in grab them! Here’s a pic of my male. Love the yellow hues on yours! I will for sure. I'm on the notify list. And thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tami Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 I love you tanks, they are an inspiration --- reminding myself to just let the plants grow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 7:31 PM, Tami said: I love you tanks, they are an inspiration --- reminding myself to just let the plants grow! Thank you Tami, I'm always cutting and have to remind myself to let them grow 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Full degassed sample measured 7.0. I also checked KH and it was 1dKH. It seems Eco Complete is not so inert. I did some research and people have confirmed this problem. Looks like it will be some weeks before it is depleted and truly 0. Rechecked pH this morning and it was 6.0, if I get to 5.9, I'll be happy. I'm including a video of what it looks like when you start to have too much CO2 in the tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) My female bred and she has really colored up. Finally got a decent shot of her. Edited July 30, 2021 by Mmiller2001 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 Discovered a massive mistake, dumb mistake too. I was calculating the wrong water volume so my fertilizers were way overboard. Hopefully, with the corrected numbers, things will go more smoothly. I'm done with Fluval lights. Way over priced and not RGB. Novice mistake on my part, so I ordered a new light for the 75 gallon and will be selling the 3.0's. New light arrives tomorrow and these will be the last pictures with these lights. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 True dosing numbers are as follows NO³ 15.63ppm PO⁴ 5.88ppm K 20.46ppm Fe .63ppm as proxy 4dGH 0dKH CA:Mg 2:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 New light arrived. It's not hung yet. But here's a picture. What a difference! I still need to work out the settings and height. But I'm happy with it. I hope it has enough par when hung. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Further back. Big difference so far. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 What kind of light did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 12:55 PM, Patrick_G said: What kind of light did you get? Chihiros RGB II 120 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 I just can't get over the difference. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 It looks really good. I’ve noticed the same yellow tone with my Nicrews. I might be able to swing one Chihiros WRGB 2 as a replacement for the two Nicrews. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Yeah, I'm sold. True red RGB is where it's at. I was looking at their Vivid model, but I would have had to buy 2. That's on the expensive side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 2:19 PM, Patrick_G said: It looks really good. I’ve noticed the same yellow tone with my Nicrews. I might be able to swing one Chihiros WRGB 2 as a replacement for the two Nicrews. Which nicrew is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 4:30 PM, gjcarew said: Which nicrew is that? The RGB Plus. I’d say it’s a great value at $70 each but I want to experiment with some substrate level plants that need a bit more par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) Okay, the new light and new reduced nutrients had a temporary negative effect on the tank. The Ammonia and Pantanal really got upset. Today is the first day I'm seeing some good changes. I'm removing a majority of the Pearl Weed in the 40 and I think I will use S. Repens in it's place. I didn't want to remove it all at once, seems like when I do that, things go off track. 40 also got a big hair cut. Edit: Forgot to mention, whatever was raising KH in the 75 has been depleted. The 75 and the 40 are officially at 0dKH. That's a negative for Eco Complete. Edited August 12, 2021 by Mmiller2001 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) Finally hung the light. I told the wife black, but nooooo, had to be white that matches nothing. Edited August 16, 2021 by Mmiller2001 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Small rearrangement, and the struggle is real. By weeks end, the GDA has built up. I will chalk that up to a still balancing substrate. I bumped N and K up each 5ppm per week. Removed the Ammonia and will be focusing on how to grow this Pantanal well. I'm seeing why people say it's so temperamental! Just a phone shot of the tank this morning. Edited August 25, 2021 by Mmiller2001 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Your tank looks amazing--the rasboras are perfect with those foliage colors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 8/25/2021 at 8:23 PM, PineSong said: Your tank looks amazing--the rasboras are perfect with those foliage colors. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 I had a chance to receive feedback from several people I follow on another forum, they are my inspirations, and I 100% listen to their advice. So, I have a couple of changes coming up. 1-I've ordered DTPA Fe 11% and 2-I'm reducing Micro dosing and splitting up how I dose. I have been dosing .63 ppm Fe (proxy) from CSM+B, today I lowered the weekly dose to .5ppm Fe (proxy). Once I receive the new DTPA Fe (11%), my new dose will look more like .4ppm Fe from EDTA CSM+B and .2ppm Fe DTPA. What this will achieve is lower Micro's Like Cu and B (as well as others) and be able to maintain a higher Fe PPM as well as have the 2 chelates in the tank. Apparently, DTPA will allow for more Fe to be available throughout the day. I will certainly be more active, here, when I begin the change. So for now, it's just a lower dose of CSM+B this week. The tank looked really clear this morning, so here are a couple of shots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 I'm not sure what direction the 40 is moving in. I was able to purchase 3 more female Apisto's, so boy has been busy lately! Other than that, not too much to report, just some BBA I'm trying to figure out. Added some S. Repens, and Lobelia Cardinalis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Here are my numbers for the 75 Gallon for those who might be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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