Edward B Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I have a 60 gallon tank with three thriving plants ….(Java fern , jungle Val , pogostemon stellatus octopus ) all in easy planters . One delhezi bicher . Use aquarium coop liquid fertilizer and root tabs . Do 40% water changes once a week . Nitrates are consistently high 200 ppm . Please help . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Keeper Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 what's the fish stocking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward B Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 One bicher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I do not use root tabs or all in one fertilizer but other that can help will most likely need to know how many tabs and how much fertz. There is one easy thing I can tell you to check…that’s happened to me. If you use api liquid test kit and forget to shake or do not shake enough then all future tests will be much higher reading than it should. The reagent “crystallizes” or something to that affect. You drop out drops that are mostly water when not shaken then the water to actual reagent ratio is off. I hope that makes sense. Best of luck I hope someone can help you on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keddre Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Double-check your test kit, PetSmart will usually test for free. Also, I recommend not dosing easy green because it adds nitrogen (nitrates) (as well as other stuff) and it's not going to be needed too heavily with your plants; maybe look at a micro-nutrient only fertilizer like Flourish. Lastly, how is your jungle val potted? If it's still in rockwool and your adding root tabs, the rockwool can be soaking in the root tab and leaking out into the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 10:43 AM, keddre said: Double-check your test kit, PetSmart will usually test for free. Also, I recommend not dosing easy green because it adds nitrogen (nitrates) (as well as other stuff) and it's not going to be needed too heavily with your plants; maybe look at a micro-nutrient only fertilizer like Flourish. Lastly, how is your jungle val potted? If it's still in rockwool and your adding root tabs, the rockwool can be soaking in the root tab and leaking out into the water Agreed. Always get a second opinion if your tests are not making sense, or are way off scale. I would add, double check the tap water. From other posts, that can be a source of nitrogen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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