how often to use plant fertilizer and id plant please

[supaflyz]

Yeah I think I'm going to try them fertilizer tabs.

[myjohnson]

This is the chart I followed and it was very helpful to me.

General Dosing Guideline for High Light and Well Planted Aquariums
(wolfenxxx)

10- 20 Gallon Aquariums
+/- 1/8 tsp KN03 (N) 3x a week
+/- 1/32 tsp KH2P04 (P) 3x a week
+/- 1/32 tsp (2ml) Trace Elements 3x a week
50% weekly water change


20-40 Gallon Aquariums
+/- ¼ tsp KN03 3x a week
+/- 1/16 tsp KH2P04 3x a week
+/- 1/16 tsp (5ml) Trace Elements 3x a week
50% weekly water change


40-60 Gallon Aquariums
+/- 1/2 tsp KN03 3x a week
+/- 1/8 tsp KH2P04 3x a week
+/- 1/8 (10ml) Trace Elements 3x a week
50% weekly water change


60 – 80 Gallon Aquariums
+/- 3/4 tsp KN03 3x a week
+/- ¼ tsp KH2P04 3x a week
+/- ¼ tsp (20ml) Trace Elements 3x a week
50% weekly water change


100 - 125 Gallon Aquarium
+/- 1 1/2 tsp KN03 3x a week
+/- ½ tsp KH2P04 3x a week
+/- ½ tsp (30ml) Trace Elements 3x a week
50% weekly water change


I got the info here: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ing-guide.html

[wesleydnunder]

So you use dry mix Wesley. Also 25ppm (25 bubbles per minute right). I think I have to boost my co2 or put in a good co2 diffuser for it to spread throughout the tank.

No, 25 ppm does not mean 25 bpm. PPM or part per million is the amount of co2 going into solution in the tank's water. BPM or bubbles per minute is the amount of co2 gas you're releasing into the aquarium. Your method of diffusion, tank size, temp and other factors determine how much co2 goes into solution for a given bpm. You test for ph to determine how much co2 is going into solution, as co2 injection lowers ph. If your tapwater ph is 7.6 then your ph drop from injecting co2 will be around 6.6 to achieve 25 to 30 ppm of co2 sat.

Mark

[supaflyz]

Hey guys one more question. I was looking around on ebay and saw some sweet sale on tek lights. My wpg right now is 1.2 which is way to low for a planted tank. I'm thinking of buying another 4x54 set.