Hello and welcome to my journal...
I've started this to keep track of what I'm doing and see how things progress and for some help/assistance on not only plants, placement but also fertliser and things. My fishless cycle is coming to an end and I plan on stocking soon (kuhli loach and bolivian rams to start of with).
My tank is a fluval roma 125 with a two T8, 20W bulbs (T5's are the stronger ones right?) a U3 filter and a 150W heater.
water is:
7.5 pH
6 GH
3 KH
I have 1cm of tropica substrate and 2 inches of argos play sand. Bought most stuff from the green machine which is local to me so all the plants are tropica.
Today I added (removed pots and as much rockwool as possibe):
echinodorus ozelot
Anubias barteri var. nana - trimmed roots
Eleocharis parvula - trimmed roots (trim top too?), also broken it up but I did that after the picture)
Echinodorus bleheri
Vallisneria spiralis
Cryptocoryne x willisii
hygrophila difformis - was pre trimmed so just stuck the stems in
Please indicate if anyelse would be better of trimmed or something
Also waiting on java moss and bacopa australis. They gave me christmas moss which I've read is harder to grow than java so I think its best to swap it with my lack of lighting?
Bought these to start me off:
Tropica Plant Nutrition+ Capsules (12pcs x 2)
Tropica Plant Nutrition + Liquid (100ml)
Easy Life EasyCarbo 250ml
Questions
- TPN+ says 5ml for every 50ml, tank is about 100L so... 10ml a week? I've heard people adjusting this and adding everyday rather than once a week?
- same goes for EasyCarbo... 1ml for 50 Litres a day, so 2ml a day?
- how many root tabs and for what plants? no instructions came with them
- if you've answered the above questions shall I get on with it and dose now(bare in mind I only planted today)?
I've started this to keep track of what I'm doing and see how things progress and for some help/assistance on not only plants, placement but also fertliser and things. My fishless cycle is coming to an end and I plan on stocking soon (kuhli loach and bolivian rams to start of with).
My tank is a fluval roma 125 with a two T8, 20W bulbs (T5's are the stronger ones right?) a U3 filter and a 150W heater.
water is:
7.5 pH
6 GH
3 KH
I have 1cm of tropica substrate and 2 inches of argos play sand. Bought most stuff from the green machine which is local to me so all the plants are tropica.
Today I added (removed pots and as much rockwool as possibe):
echinodorus ozelot
Anubias barteri var. nana - trimmed roots
Eleocharis parvula - trimmed roots (trim top too?), also broken it up but I did that after the picture)
Echinodorus bleheri
Vallisneria spiralis
Cryptocoryne x willisii
hygrophila difformis - was pre trimmed so just stuck the stems in
Please indicate if anyelse would be better of trimmed or something
Also waiting on java moss and bacopa australis. They gave me christmas moss which I've read is harder to grow than java so I think its best to swap it with my lack of lighting?
Bought these to start me off:
Tropica Plant Nutrition+ Capsules (12pcs x 2)
Tropica Plant Nutrition + Liquid (100ml)
Easy Life EasyCarbo 250ml
Questions
- TPN+ says 5ml for every 50ml, tank is about 100L so... 10ml a week? I've heard people adjusting this and adding everyday rather than once a week?
- same goes for EasyCarbo... 1ml for 50 Litres a day, so 2ml a day?
- how many root tabs and for what plants? no instructions came with them
- if you've answered the above questions shall I get on with it and dose now(bare in mind I only planted today)?