The Plant Tank

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Water circulation

  • pH:
  • Temp:
  • KH: 5
  • GH:
  • NH4:
  • NO2:
  • NO3: 0-5 before dose
  • PO4: 0.2 before dose
  • Iron:
  • Dosing: 10 mL iron chelate (1 ppm), 15 mL KNO3 (3.75 ppm), 5 mL KH2PO4 (0.2 ppm)

Notes:
50% water change:
20 mL Amquel+
2.5 tsp baking soda
6 tsp Equilibrium

I moved the Eheim cannister spray bar from the back to the side of the tank in order to make it (slightly) less visible. I noticed that with good water circulation, less algae grows in areas where water is circulating and the plants seem to grow slightly better. So while it may be good to have little surface agitation, it's also good to have good water circulation beneath the surface.

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