phoenix44 Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 No... Week of Dec 11 (or the week before) was the last day I used comprehensive. Then I think Dec 18 is when I dosed with the macros I mixed up. First nitrate mix went in yesterday morning. Basically I've been doing the whole - I can beat flourish comprehensive routine. Also; I have no test kits :lol: I should go and either get a master test kit or take some water to animates. On a side note that means that plant I've grown for Adrienne has taken exactly 10 days to grow from when the flower first appeared I'll have to email you in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 On a side note that means that plant I've grown for Adrienne has taken exactly 10 days to grow from when the flower first appeared Wow that is fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Ok so I bought a phosphate and Nitrate test kit. Nitrate = 10ppm Phosphate = 0.5 - 1ppm. I do not want to increase these levels any more / fix what isn't necessarily broken. :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 No it's definitely not broken, but go back and review your tank from 4-6 months ago and see how it is improving. Four months ago you had zero nitrates, some algae and some signs of deficiencies. I have 0 phosphate and 0 Nitrate and still get a little stagorn. :evil: From this thread. Now things are so much better, don't you think? If nutrients are optimised, just imagine what you could accomplish. So, a couple of questions come to mind, where are the nitrates coming from? It doesn't matter too much but it would be helpful to know just so you can adjust nitrate dosages accordingly. If you aren't adding any, I would suspect it is from the increased stocking levels and feeding. It would be good to check the nitrates over the course of the day to ensure they don't dip to nil. Someone yesterday just told me that they did a water change, added nitrate and tested at the end of the day to find that all the nitrates were used up already. A good thing to know so doses can be adjusted to suit the needs of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I just added more comprehensive at that time and CO2 and the staghorn was banished. You don't get it. That staghorn was single handedly the most devastating thing that happened to this tank. I lost almost all my fish overnight when I tried killing it. I never want any thing like that to happen again, so at this point I'd just rather not mess with too many things and risk it all. I'll monitor the levels and all but seeing as I have only just added the nitrate yesterday I'll have to see how things go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 That staghorn was single handedly the most devastating thing that happened to this tank. .... so at this point I'd just rather not mess with too many things and risk it all. Staghorn had this effect on me too :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 That staghorn was single handedly the most devastating thing that happened to this tank. .... so at this point I'd just rather not mess with too many things and risk it all. Fair enough. Just remember that it was when you added hydrogen peroxide to eradicate the algae that the fish died; it wasn't fertilisers that caused any problems, in fact, it was when you started adding ferts that the algae finally stayed away. It is always better to treat the cause than just the symptom...well, for that matter, prevention is better than a cure! The Flourish comprehensive has a good profile of micros and macros but alone it will not provide enough macros to support optimal growth in a high tech tank. Your tanks are always lovely, imagine if they were the best they could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Took out a lot of leaves yesterday! Discus are not terribly happy with me. Now they hide because 40+ of their largest leaved buddies are on the compost pit! :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Your tank is looking awesome as always !drool: !drool: :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Whats the plant in the back left corner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishkeepa Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Has that windelov and those crypt affinis grown much? Looking awesome! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Whats the plant in the back left corner? secret plant. Has that windelov and those crypt affinis grown much? Looking awesome! 8) It's there. Not much growth, few leaves here and there. couple of tiny pups on the affinis. Nothing spectacular really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 secret plant. :lol: Shame it's a secret plant, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 lol at the secret plant. :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Got a marbled head stander to try the other day. Will have 6 in this tank now. They should arrive on Thursday. Then I can progress with mission cardinal :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 The tanks looking good P44 Then I can progress with mission cardinal :lol: I'm on the same mission......my school of 30 just doesn't look big enough anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I'm on the same mission......my school of 30 just doesn't look big enough anymore. I know! It's crazy! There are 50 or more in the tank now, and there are times where I see only about 20-30 of them. Maybe If I up numbers to 100 it'll look a bit better. Pics of your cardinals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Pics of your cardinals! I'll have a look and see if I can't find a recent pic. If not I'll try to get a couple of decent shots tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Do u you have a CO2 Bubble counter for your DIY CO2 setup P44? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Do u you have a CO2 Bubble counter for your DIY CO2 setup P44? Diffusers have them built in. Usually running at 1-2bps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 My new headstander. 5 more to arrive this week. !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Wow that's freakishly awesome :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flosty Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Tank looks great :hail:but you should really be having a crack at breeding those discus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 they are going to look awesome in your tank. what species are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Tank looks great :hail:but you should really be having a crack at breeding those discus! Nah, I've bred discus before. Not my cup of tea :lol: they are going to look awesome in your tank. what species are they? Chilodus punctatus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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