[APD] Re: nutrients

[R S Ahl <rsahl at dimensional_com>]

> Reggie, 
> 
> Do this.
> 
> Weekly 50% water change.
> Watch the pH close, knock it down to 6.7 or so as a traget pH.
>  
> Add 1/4 teaspoon of KNO3 3x a week(once after a water change then 2 more times)
> Add 1/4 or slightly more of K2SO4 after water change only.
> A couple of rice grains worth of KH2PO4 3 x a week
> 7 mls of traces 3x a week
> 
> Repeat,
> 
> Test: pH for CO2 level. 
> 
> That's it, keep on this, and you will have good plant health.
> 
> Realize you have a ton of light, 2x 55w is plenty.
> More is not better. 
> 
> Your tank is certainly PO4 and NO3 limited as far as the plants are concerned.
> 
> Feed the fish well after the plants get going again.
> 
> You can get all the chemcials at www.litemanu.com
> 
> Remember to prune, remove any algae you see and clean first, clean filter etc .....then do the water change
> 
> Do this for 3 weeks and then tell me what you think about it.
> 
> Regards, 
> Tom Barr


So Tom,

	You can double this for a 60 gal., triple 90 gal. and so on?


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