trojannemo
Fishaholic
hey guys.
i used to have a lighting system that was essentially giving me 2wpg of T5-HO light, which was way too much light for a non-pressurized CO2 tank.
online discussions linked lack of CO2 and the very high lighting to the algae levels and bottomed out nitrates.
now i've downgraded my lighting and only have 30W of T8 light, so less than 1WPG. algae has reduced immensely, plants look greener and there has
been considerable growth.
i've continued to dose the same amounts of liquit nutrients daily (very similar to Estimative Index style). i still have the two DIY 2liter bottle co2 systems at opposite sides of the tank as before.
i did some tests recently, right after water change, 3 days after waterchange, and the 7th day, right before doing another water change.
all throughout the week, my nitrates kept coming at 0ppm. nitrites and ammonia as well. the test kit is good as I tested my turtle's water stats and they came back different.
so, why are my nitrates still 0ppm? does that mean my plants are not getting enough nutrients? or what else?
thanks for the help
i used to have a lighting system that was essentially giving me 2wpg of T5-HO light, which was way too much light for a non-pressurized CO2 tank.
online discussions linked lack of CO2 and the very high lighting to the algae levels and bottomed out nitrates.
now i've downgraded my lighting and only have 30W of T8 light, so less than 1WPG. algae has reduced immensely, plants look greener and there has
been considerable growth.
i've continued to dose the same amounts of liquit nutrients daily (very similar to Estimative Index style). i still have the two DIY 2liter bottle co2 systems at opposite sides of the tank as before.
i did some tests recently, right after water change, 3 days after waterchange, and the 7th day, right before doing another water change.
all throughout the week, my nitrates kept coming at 0ppm. nitrites and ammonia as well. the test kit is good as I tested my turtle's water stats and they came back different.
so, why are my nitrates still 0ppm? does that mean my plants are not getting enough nutrients? or what else?
thanks for the help