Christine1014
Fish Crazy
Hi all,
I apologize in advance for what's going to be a very long post!
I've spent the last two weeks reading all I can about planted tanks and the various approaches to maintaining them, and I've got a couple of questions. But first: here's what I've got --
tank: 10 gallon
Substrate: Seachem's Flourite (onyx)
Plants: 3 java ferns, something else that's lowlight that I can't remember the name of
and java moss.
Lighting: (this is kinda tricky) 17 Watt plant spectrum, BUT tank is also in a room that gets a ton of direct, late-afternoon sun.
Fish: none yet. This week I'll likely be introducing a beta and a shoal of neon tetras. (they're okay w/ betas, right?)
My LFS sold me the few plants I've got (I know, I need more), along with a Seachem planted-aquarium starter kit that contains Flourish, Flourish Excel, and Flourish Iron. But since then, I've done a lot of reading and learned a few things: Chemistry/Math makes my head spin. Chuck's calculator isn't much of an improvement.
Additionally, I travel, occassionally gone a few weeks at a time. I need a tank-maintance system that my husband can handle. (he's good with the big, non-planted tank: Feed fish. Change water on Saturdays. That's about as in-depth as he's gonna get!)
SOOOO this leads to me EI. But I've read that it doesn't make sense to do it on anything less than 20 gallons, that it's only for medium-high light systems, etc. etc. But George's pinned topic gives dosing instructions for 10-20 gallon tanks, so I'm encouraged in that regard. So if what I've told you so far doesn't lead you to tell me I'm nuts, here are the rest of my questions:
-Can I dose EI-style with the Seachem products I've already got?
-If not, what exactly do I order, and where do I order it from?
-Is there anything I've said above that makes you think, "oh, this would work so much better if you ____" (and money's sort of a concern -- not that I'm unwilling to spend, but I sort of set up this tank without discussing it with my husband. He'll learn to like it a lot quicker if tank supplies aren't showing up on the credit card bill on a regular basis!
)
Thanks a bunch!
I apologize in advance for what's going to be a very long post!
I've spent the last two weeks reading all I can about planted tanks and the various approaches to maintaining them, and I've got a couple of questions. But first: here's what I've got --
tank: 10 gallon
Substrate: Seachem's Flourite (onyx)
Plants: 3 java ferns, something else that's lowlight that I can't remember the name of
and java moss. Lighting: (this is kinda tricky) 17 Watt plant spectrum, BUT tank is also in a room that gets a ton of direct, late-afternoon sun.
Fish: none yet. This week I'll likely be introducing a beta and a shoal of neon tetras. (they're okay w/ betas, right?)
My LFS sold me the few plants I've got (I know, I need more), along with a Seachem planted-aquarium starter kit that contains Flourish, Flourish Excel, and Flourish Iron. But since then, I've done a lot of reading and learned a few things: Chemistry/Math makes my head spin. Chuck's calculator isn't much of an improvement.
Additionally, I travel, occassionally gone a few weeks at a time. I need a tank-maintance system that my husband can handle. (he's good with the big, non-planted tank: Feed fish. Change water on Saturdays. That's about as in-depth as he's gonna get!)
SOOOO this leads to me EI. But I've read that it doesn't make sense to do it on anything less than 20 gallons, that it's only for medium-high light systems, etc. etc. But George's pinned topic gives dosing instructions for 10-20 gallon tanks, so I'm encouraged in that regard. So if what I've told you so far doesn't lead you to tell me I'm nuts, here are the rest of my questions:
-Can I dose EI-style with the Seachem products I've already got?
-If not, what exactly do I order, and where do I order it from?
-Is there anything I've said above that makes you think, "oh, this would work so much better if you ____" (and money's sort of a concern -- not that I'm unwilling to spend, but I sort of set up this tank without discussing it with my husband. He'll learn to like it a lot quicker if tank supplies aren't showing up on the credit card bill on a regular basis!
)Thanks a bunch!
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