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Pretty sure my box filter shananagins are over. My angel fish and a guppies fins look horrible, lost a honey Gourami from a swim bladder problem. Terrible plant growth, and algae up the wazoo. Time to go back to my fluval 307 and see how increased turnover (8x per hour) affects things. I might even upgrade to a 407 (10x per hour). Just cause I can justify it to others! 🤣

Fyi, the orange guppy is the same guppy.

And for transparency today I also did a deep gravel vac on the back 1/4 of the tank.

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Classic EI Macro w Extra K
 
*8/26/24 recipe*
500.77ml distilled water, ml/per 36g
Kno3 – 69.51g
KH2PO4 –10.62g
K2SO4 – 28.70g to 29.4g
 
4ml (2 pumps) PPS, dose w Micros
No3 - 2.5ppm,
PO4 – 0.43ppm,
K - 2.51ppm,
S – 0.32ppm
 
6ml (3 pumps) EI Daily, dose w Micros
No3 - 3.75ppm,
PO4 – 0.65ppm,
K - 3.76ppm,
S – 0.46ppm
 
12ml (6 pumps) EI Split Schedule
No3 -   7.5ppm,
PO4 – 1.3ppm,
K- 7.53ppm,
S – 0.93ppm
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EI Micro
Plant-Prod Chelated – 9.64g.
222.88ml warmed distilled water, ml/per 36g
 
1.5ml * 6 = FE 0.2 Weekly – PPS Daily Micro
Daily yield:
FE – 0.0333,
EDTA – 0.02,
DTPA – 0.0067
Mn – 0.0095,
Zn – 0.0019,
Cu – 0.0005
B – 0.0062,
Mo – 0.0003
 
2.5ml * 6 = FE 0.334 Weekly - EI Daily Micro
Daily yield:
FE – 0.0556,
EDTA – 0.0333,
DTPA – 0.0111
Mn – 0.0159,
Zn – 0.0032,
Cu – 0.008
B – 0.0103,
Mo – 0.0005
 
5ml * 3 Days = FE 0.333 Weekly - EI Split Micro
Daily yield:
FE – 0.111,
EDTA – 0.067,
DTPA – 0.022
Mn – 0.032,
Zn – 0.006,
Cu – 0.002
B – 0.021,
Mo – 0.001

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Getting there little by little, played with arranging today. Glued some neglected baby buce to rocks. Scrapped the Christmas moss mat from the back wall. Hoping to create a chaotic/natural Dutch themed aquascape that will make @Mmiller2001 proud!

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On 8/29/2024 at 6:53 PM, Mmiller2001 said:

Google rule of thirds and then look it over again. 

Very helpful, thank you!  Tonights progress wasn't necessarily trying for a scape, mostly just moving things to where i thought ideas might work and tidying my tank up. The rules give me more clarity on how to progress. 

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Meh...... A good Idea turned from a good idea to 'stick that s*@t shomewhere and get on with your day.....'. Guess ill let it grow in and see what we got, if anything I cleared a lot of clutter into something I can slowly tweak.

 

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On 9/8/2024 at 6:27 PM, EricksonAquatics said:

I really like the Pennywort on the top! Just such a cool plant and it doesn’t look like it’s throwing too much shade in your tank.

Thanks, it's probably my favorite floater! I plan to eventually move that heater and trim the mass of pennywort in the middle that does throw some shade, but not until other plants grow in.

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On 9/14/2024 at 7:28 PM, Lynaea said:

I love your tank, it’s very ‘English garden’ with all the different plants. 

Thank you! Im trying for a chaotic & over grown,  dutch style theme.

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*****Formula corrections on page 8**********

 

10– 01 – 24 Nitrate Reduced, extra PK & Mg

Kno3 – 27.75g , KH2PO4 – 8.31g, K2SO4 – 27.70g
MGso4 - 8.64g?

                        300.00ml distilled water, *warm water bath post mix*

 

Per 36g

12ml

No3 - 5.0ppm
PO4 – 1.7ppm
K- 7.5ppm

Mg – 0.25ppm
S – 1.83ppm
Dgh – 0.06

Weekly 30/10.2/45

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