Eden

[CoryLover95]

Gorgeous tank!  Really beautiful.  Congrats!

 

[greenmumma141]

0oo0o0o0oo0, ahhhhhhh It looks amazing slim.  The mix of colors is pretty spectacular. 
 
What is the bigger plant to the left, kinda wisteria looking one

 

[greenmumma141]

Hey, I also just got my shipment of dry ferts in the mail  They gave me some "iron chelate 13% EDTA" that I didn't even order... what should I do with it?! Also, if I don't have the magnesium sulfate, can I still follow the mix the rest of everything together, or will it mess up the whole thing?! Sorry to keep coming up with questions for ya, I posted in the fert section but no one answered me lol

 

[SLIM]

Gorgeous tank!  Really beautiful.  Congrats!

Thank you. I finally feel like im getting it how iv always wanted it. Getting there. Thanks again

0oo0o0o0oo0, ahhhhhhh It looks amazing slim.  The mix of colors is pretty spectacular.  What is the bigger plant to the left, kinda wisteria looking one

Thank you. It been many £££££ in the making but im getting there. Oh by the way Its an Indian fern

Hey, I also just got my shipment of dry ferts in the mail  They gave me some "iron chelate 13% EDTA" that I didn't even order... what should I do with it?! Also, if I don't have the magnesium sulfate, can I still follow the mix the rest of everything together, or will it mess up the whole thing?! Sorry to keep coming up with questions for ya, I posted in the fert section but no one answered me lol

You can either add a tsp of chelated iron to your trace OR mix up a seperate iron fert. 2tsp of chelated iron to 500ml of cooled boiled water. Dose 5ml per 50L twice a week
Magnesium sulphate is needed if you have soft water however you can normally get away with not dosing it if you live in a hard water area Which do you have? Soft or hard lol

And no problems if you ever need me for anything just give me a shout

Looks beautiful!  Lovely variety of plants there.  Will need to see when the stems have grown but I think it will look amazing! 

Thank you very much your very kind. Yes I do agree they have a lot of growing to do yet. Im going to be over run once they all root in lol

 

[greenmumma141]

Definitely hard     
 
I read something about iron clouding the water, if I add that to my trace mix, is cloudiness going to be a problem you think???
 
I really appreciate the help, I'm certainly not a chemist by any means so it's a little confusing, but I must say I kinda am loving mixing my own ferts haha.


and one tsp of the iron for the whole liter of trace?

 

[This Old Spouse]

I liked it the way you had it before with the vallis.
 
I am absolutely kidding. This tank is gorgeous!! I'm really curious about the lily-looking red leaved plant. Is it indeed a lily of some sort?
 
Stunning tank. Really.

 

[SLIM]

Definitely hard      I read something about iron clouding the water, if I add that to my trace mix, is cloudiness going to be a problem you think??? I really appreciate the help, I'm certainly not a chemist by any means so it's a little confusing, but I must say I kinda am loving mixing my own ferts haha. and one tsp of the iron for the whole liter of trace?

No problem. If you have any red plants I would say add 2tsp of chelated iron to your trace. If not 1 will be plenty
Your absolutely right about iron clouding the water, at least when it comes to branded liquid iron ferts lime Easylifes FE.
However in my experience iv never had cloudiness from using powdered chelated iron so you should be fine

I liked it the way you had it before with the vallis. I am absolutely kidding. This tank is gorgeous!! I'm really curious about the lily-looking red leaved plant. Is it indeed a lily of some sort? Stunning tank. Really.

Hahaha Thank you I really do appreciate the positive feedback.
The red lilly plant you like is called a African Tiger Lotus. Very easy to get hold of and very easy to grow even in a low tech

 

[greenmumma141]

Yep, I threw my tiger lotus bulb in and the next day it sprouted

It hasn't been the fastest growing plant, but we'll see now that I have all my fancy ferts and stuff

 I really do like it though, can't wait til it takes off. I found my bulb on ebay.
 
Thanks for the help again slim!

 

[SLIM]

Yep, I threw my tiger lotus bulb in and the next day it sprouted It hasn't been the fastest growing plant, but we'll see now that I have all my fancy ferts and stuff  I really do like it though, can't wait til it takes off. I found my bulb on ebay.
 
Thanks for the help again slim!

No problem

 

[Livewire88]

Looking great, I must say I am a big fan of stem plants. Not only are there so many different types and colors the speed they grow works wonders with keeping algae at bay.
 
Give it a few weeks and your tank is going to look even more emense  

 

[SLIM]

Looking great, I must say I am a big fan of stem plants. Not only are there so many different types and colors the speed they grow works wonders with keeping algae at bay.
 
Give it a few weeks and your tank is going to look even more emense  

Thanx mate I swear they are already starting to take off lol all reds so far are doing great and have kept there color which is good. That was my main concern.
Really happy so far XD

 

[greenmumma141]

These are the guidelines I've been following, but I upped the traces to 1/4 tsp. My traces are plantex CSM+B. should I dose the traces daily instead of 3x a week???
 
40-60 Gallons (152-227 litres) 
30ml solution or 1/2 tsp KNO3 3x a week 
18ml solution or 1/8 tsp KH2PO4 3x a week 
8ml solution or 1/8 tsp K2SO4 3x a week 
10ml or 1/8 tsp traces 3x a week

 

[SLIM]

These are the guidelines I've been following, but I upped the traces to 1/4 tsp. My traces are plantex CSM+B. should I dose the traces daily instead of 3x a week???
 
40-60 Gallons (152-227 litres) 30ml solution or 1/2 tsp KNO3 3x a week 18ml solution or 1/8 tsp KH2PO4 3x a week 8ml solution or 1/8 tsp K2SO4 3x a week 10ml or 1/8 tsp traces 3x a week

Sorry only just seen this. I hope iv already answered your question in the other thread/message?

 

[greenmumma141]

Yup. Except that I don't have magnesium sulfate, i have potassium sulfate, so I was wondering if I should use the same amount.

 

[SLIM]

Yup. Except that I don't have magnesium sulfate, i have potassium sulfate, so I was wondering if I should use the same amount.

No because its not the same thing. TBH Potassium sulphate isn't really needed as their is enough Potassium in Potassium Nitrate and Potassium Phosphate.
Potassium sulphate is for adding additional Potassium. Seems you have it you may as well use it and add about 2tsp per 500ml of macro solution


Heres a shot i took this afternoon. Think im gona update my sig with it