what is ur tank size ? in liter... then convert to gallon.. then use ur light wattage / gallon
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How much? The most common question asked. On average most plants will do just fine under 2 watts per gallon however plants such as java moss and java fern will do fine in 1-1.5 watts/gallon. For a really succesful tank 3-4 watts/gallon is needed. However with this high lighting CO2 will need to be injected.
I'm waiting for boss to import the diy co2 parts.. I very bad with these stuff. But very good in buying wrong stuff ==
Added on August 22, 2011, 7:24 pmwow~ found a cool link with calculator: Says my tank consider nano with 54 litre ( volume) Need 9litre ADA, 5 cm thick
if u wan i sure can help u buy de.. ^ ^ but u still need to get those raw material and plastic bottle oo
hmmm.. bout buying wrong stuff, try survey first lo b4 buying, from plants to fish to tools... everything got their own specs, suitable temperature, requirements etc etc
yupe, would suggest to save more $ to go for real co2 if u not sure u can diy / or dun have the comitment to diy
hehe.. too bad my downoi still small.. tat time lost 2 of them when i went for holiday and light timer rosak > < they melted... luckily manage to save 1, they are beautiful for sure..
alternative to keep plants down .. if ur soil not thick enough or for plants like fern & nana (which their root shouldn't be burried), wont harm plant's stem and totally safe to all fauna
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This post has been edited by ciohbu: Aug 23 2011, 06:38 PM
anyone here using / surveying for EI dosing as alternative to SeaChem or ADA fert ?
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Estimative Index was created By Tom Barr to be a simple method for dosing nutrients to planted tanks without the need for monitoring nutrient levels using test kits. Basically the aquarist doses the tank with a slight excess of nutrients throughout the week to prevent anything from running out and does a large water change at the end of the week to prevent anything from building up. In this way we can provide a close approximation or ‘Estimative Index’ of the nutrient levels during the week as we know what is being added and also what is removed in the water change. Estimative Index works best with high light systems and well planted tanks, but can be adapted for lower light systems by reducing the dosing.
The fertilisers are the Macro Nutrients – Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) and the Micro Nutrients (or trace elements) which include Tropica Plant Nutrition, TNC Aquarium Trace (Liquid), Seachem Flourish, CSM+B, TNC Trace and chelated trace mixes.
The process of dosing is fairly simple. Each day (less for lower light systems) the fertilisers are dosed according to general guidelines based on tank size. At the end of the week a 50% water change is performed to reset the nutrient load in the tank. Then the process is restarted again. The 50% water change is just a guideline and doesn’t have to be followed but doing a larger water change will have greater accuracy of nutrient levels.
@genielee, air pump just pump air only oo.. filter is to filter water
i guess fish will like clean water more ba
@weijie
i see, u use in ur 2ft or 3ft tank ? total how much u spent for that 5 elements? the 5 bottle i can get cheaper but dun think anyone will need that much ... lolx..
This post has been edited by ciohbu: Aug 25 2011, 06:58 PM