New fertilisation routine.Sugar for co2 (sugar-yeast bottle of 1L). 250 gr each 16-22 days. The rest comes from the soil right now.
Third week new setup.Getting lots of nitrates from soil, 40ppm. Lot of hair algae on older leaves of the plants which are acclimating.Added brazilian pennyworth to help taking out nutrients from the water.
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March 29, 2019 09:40
ADA Malaya removed, tank restarted with new substrate : 3/4 inch of top soil (30% organic matter), 3/4 inch peat moss (15% organic matter). 6L of Flourite red mix, with 1L of ADA Africana right side.
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March 14, 2019 17:18
Tank has been going very good for 14 months, however beginning december 2018, algae issues appeared getting worst in january 2019.I wonder if it is because the ADA soil Malaya has lost his buffering capacity.February 2019 is another era, i begin diy co2 sugar/yeast and will change the scape. Fertilisation will have to be updated to go with co2 injection. Transition period.
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February 12, 2019 08:34
Fert's schedule january 23th, 2019.
N comes from fish food and waste; NO3 = 6ppm mesured.
P, 1,4ppm = 1/8 tsp of KH2PO4 per 4 weeks.
K, 10ppm (half of EI method/ADA method since no co2 injection) = 1/8 tsp of K2SO4 twice per week
Micros + B mix = 1/16 tsp per week.
Florin Axis, 5 drops a day.
Substrate ferts, one ADA multi-bottom stick for the crypt. balansae.
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October 24, 2018 13:01
New lighting schedule with 2 hours break.
9h00 - 14h00 & 16h00 - 21h00
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August 16, 2018 08:58
Tank moved to new home and restarted. Fishes are in a bucket waiting for ammonia/nitrite peak to pass.
Getting black beard algae.
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January 25, 2018 10:11
To do : light to shoot more on the back
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December 18, 2017 10:45