Re: [APD] some pics of my tank

[jvision at telus_net]

Hi James,

  Things are looking good - that lotus is doing great!!  I've found the best
source for ferts is the hydroponics store or nursery.  They should have
everything you need.  If you're having a hard time finding specifics, I've heard
that Fleet's Enema is a good source of PO4 and stump remover is KNO3.
  I still cheet with the traces, using either Seachem Flourish or Tropica Master
Grow.  But macros are dosed dry.

Cheers!

Jason


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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:29:51 -0800
> From: James H <spreerider at gmail_com>
> Subject: [APD]  some pics of my tank
> To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
> 
> here are some details on my setup,
> 2X25W Compact Floursecent spiral tubes, 1X20W T8 Plant Bulb.
> i have diy co2 that i bubble into an overturned cup, i get around 10-20ppm.
> Daily i add PPMD +Trace im looking for a source of phosphate as i was
> deficient in it before but i switched feed and now that seems to be right
> back up there. i add 1ml of ppmd concentrate that is 300ml water and 2Tbl of
> powder.
> I would pick up a few more chems from gregwatson but the shipping to canada
> is way too much costs more then the ferts. im stil searching for a local
> solution to this.
> i get very good growth from all my plants except for the newest chain
> swords, they grew very good for 3 months then slowed down and almost
> stopped. i tried adding ferts in clay balls under them but that only seemed
> to help the lotus, amazon sword and spiral vals.
> i hope this helps
> James
>    >here are a couple pics of my newest tank, i asked a couple questions in
> the
> >post if anyone could please help me i would be greatful.
> >http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/index.php?showtopic=104503
> >James
> 
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:39:46 -0800
> From: Jerry Baker <jerry at bakerweb_biz>
> Subject: Re: [APD] some pics of my tank
> To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
> 
> James H wrote:
> > here are some details on my setup,
> > 2X25W Compact Floursecent spiral tubes, 1X20W T8 Plant Bulb.
> > i have diy co2 that i bubble into an overturned cup, i get around
> 10-20ppm.
> > Daily i add PPMD +Trace im looking for a source of phosphate as i was
> > deficient in it before but i switched feed and now that seems to be right
> > back up there. i add 1ml of ppmd concentrate that is 300ml water and 2Tbl
> of
> > powder.
> > I would pick up a few more chems from gregwatson but the shipping to
> canada
> > is way too much costs more then the ferts. im stil searching for a local
> > solution to this.
> > i get very good growth from all my plants except for the newest chain
> > swords, they grew very good for 3 months then slowed down and almost
> > stopped. i tried adding ferts in clay balls under them but that only
> seemed
> > to help the lotus, amazon sword and spiral vals.
> 
> I didn't see any nitrate listed in there. Do you add a source of 
> nitrate? You could also probably stand to up the CO2 some. There is not 
> a consensus on the exact amount of nutrients you should have, but there 
> is a range that works. If your nitrates are above 0, but below 10; your 
> phosphates present, but below 1 mg/L; iron somewhere between 0.1 and 1 
> mg/L; and CO2 somewhere up around 30 mg/L, everything should go fine. Be 
> aware that you will have to tweak these amounts for the amount of light 
> you have, the particular mix of plants you have, etc.
> 
> Hope that helps some.
> 
> -- 
> Jerry Baker
> 
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