10 Pro Planted Tank Tips in 10 Minutes
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I have a finnex fugeray planted+ (48in) on a 55 gallon. Is this too much or too little?
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Basically there is 5 Parameters to fullfill for good plantgrowth and for very little algae issues...
1. Light intensity(light periode, is not of interest in relation to algae, but how many Pars, PPFD, Lumens and whatever you use is... )
2. Temperature...
These 2 first parameters is the demanding ones, Raise the light, or raise the temperature will make the need for the next 3 parameters raise to fullfill the plants metabolism...
So the next 3 parameters is the part which fullfill the demands ..
3. Fertilizer / Nutrients
4. CO2 (Not any falsh liquid CO2, which do not exist on this planet)
5. Circulation...
That's it, find the balance between these parameters and you are done...
You can't throw fertilizer into the tank alone you have too to have a good circulation to send both nutrients and CO2 round to the plants .. If you don't there will come defiencies and it's basically this part which makes trouble with algae, because lack of nutrients make the plants to move on the movable part, which result in chlorosis and necrosis by the plants and they will leak carbohydrates and sugar alcohol from the leaves both Staghorn and BBA has is specialised to get use of this, and will establish directly on the source, they don't say "No Thanks" to free energy ... they can do the same thing on a lot of other things in the aquarium eg. roots which contains and will release carbohydrates .. 45% of roots is a form for Carbon which is bulild up of the CO2, Potasium, Phosphors and more ... and it has to get free in some matter because as well as there are a nitrifying and a denitiifying proces running in the aquarium, there also is a Carbon cycle as well as in nature...
Scientist have developed an algae which don't need any form for light at all, it thrives in totally darkness and got the energy from sugars, it's the only thing needed for it to growth...
There will be some regulations during the time, because if you have succes with finding the correst balance between these parameters, plant will grow and make a lot of biomass which tend to raise and in that way there will be a risc for this mass to make hints for circulation etc....
In my opinion it's a bad idea to cut out som nutrients from the fertilizer because the nutrients have a influence on it's other and if one is missing it can be the reason for the plants uptake of other nutrients, which often happens... so you are better of with a slight over/excess fertilizing than you are with too little... more fertilizer will give no algae issues, but if it is high enougt the plants will get poisoned and die... and the other way round, will for sure give trouble with algae...
Here is a network of nutrient influence on each other http://akvariegoedning.dk/index.php/om-planteakvariet-alger-godning-lys/81-godning/1976-interaktion-mellem-de-enkelte-naeringsstoffer-og-tilgaengeligheden-af-disse-for-planten
The article is in Danish, some parts is in English though ... I hope these articles will be translated to english next year... but until it happens, you have to use google.translate with it's benefits :-) for unnessary translation etc....
I agree with George about fertilizing daily is the best solution for the plants and will reduce the risc for defiencis.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
May the plants be with you !
The dilution through water changes is more to do with diluting waste organics. Although it also has the benefit of resetting our nutrient levels from dosing.
Also consider the difference between inorganic and organic nitrates and phosphates. We can safely dose the former with no issues.
If you want to know more I suggest checking out Dennis Wong’s YouTube and Tom Barr’s many articles on the web.
I haven’t seen Kevin Novak’s channel but will do so.
My recommendations are based on 15 years of planted tank and aquascaping experience. I know what works for me and the tanks I set up and run. This doesn’t mean it’s the best way for everyone.
Keep up the great work my friend.
Thank you for sharing.
As far as a dirted tank, they're a tough sell. I used to use it all the time because it was so much cheaper. But, it brrinngs along so much variation and hard work to keep up with a specialized supstrate. For example, its recommended you mineralize the dirt by soaking it and then letting it dry over the course of weeks. Then you have to run it through window screen or another mesh to remove the more organic things like wood chips or rocks. Even then, its basically peat and releases tons and tons of organic compounds into the tank and tannins plus its bound to have some hitchikers on it (I haad a tank where I used as little dirt as possible because of previously poor experiences and eventually the tank was overrun with both dragonfly nymphs and bladder snails and I had to redo it) Finally it seems like there are some plants that thrive in it and others that cannot take the compaction properties it has. After a few years of trying it in a handful of tanks, it turns out to not be worth it and i dont think iill go back anytime soon.
Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thanks for allt he videos and help!
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Is there any other business behind your aquascaping journey ?
Please tell me how can I be like you
I wanna learn aquascaping
Maybe change te filter inlet from metal to glass, its a bit distracting to the beautiful scape.
Merry Christmas