Pics Of Tank.

[jaycat]

Hi,
just a few up dated pics of my 96l tank, that I asked advice over a couple of days ago. Just 1 pic of Amazon Sword, leaves a bit yellow, now increased to 5ml day. Will keep a check on copper, and add potassium if needed. I think it shows nitrates and potassium defieciency. Needs to fill out a bit more, but I'm quite pleased with it.
Fish:
6 Cardinals, 6 Black Phantoms, 5 Rummy Nose, 6 cories, 2 Ottos.
Wanted to add a few more Cardinals, but not sure how close to fully stocked I am? 32" tank. 96l.
2 filters, Fluval 1 and internal filter. No extra oxygen as thought bubbles will cause too much aggitation to water surface.
Any thoughts?

 

[aaronnorth]

i think it will look good when it fills out i think you could get 2 more cardinals providing you keep on top of maintenance. what water change % do you do?

 

[jaycat]

30% once a week water change. It always looks less crowdwd in photos!! Plants look much more as I'm looking at the tank hereShould I plant in the spaces, or let it grow and expand naturally?

 

[aaronnorth]

that is ok, if your nitrate gets higher, then go up to 50%.

You can do either, it depends wether you want the tank to be completed sooner, or if you dont mind waiting, then let it fill out.

 

[Renate]

Plant with small leaves on the right is starting to show deficiencies.

I recommend Seachem Equilibrium™
It establishes the ideal mineral content for the planted aquarium. Equilibrium™ contains no sodium or chloride (which can be detrimental to a planted aquarium at elevated levels). Equilibrium™ is ideally suited for use with RO (reverse osmosis) or DI (deionized) water or any mineral deficient water. Equilibrium™ raises the essential mineral/electrolyte content (General Hardness) of the water to balance with and promote stability of the carbonate hardness.

You have to do weakly water changes when you use this. How much will be on the bottle. If you can't find it at store near you look at EBay.

 

[aaronnorth]

Plant with small leaves on the right is starting to show deficiencies.

I recommend Seachem Equilibrium™
It establishes the ideal mineral content for the planted aquarium. Equilibrium™ contains no sodium or chloride (which can be detrimental to a planted aquarium at elevated levels). Equilibrium™ is ideally suited for use with RO (reverse osmosis) or DI (deionized) water or any mineral deficient water. Equilibrium™ raises the essential mineral/electrolyte content (General Hardness) of the water to balance with and promote stability of the carbonate hardness.

You have to do weakly water changes when you use this. How much will be on the bottle. If you can't find it at store near you look at EBay.

equilibrium doesnt add trace, it is basically a gh booster which helps provide Calcium, magnesium, potassium & iron.

 

[Renate]

Plant with small leaves on the right is starting to show deficiencies.

I recommend Seachem Equilibrium™
It establishes the ideal mineral content for the planted aquarium. Equilibrium™ contains no sodium or chloride (which can be detrimental to a planted aquarium at elevated levels). Equilibrium™ is ideally suited for use with RO (reverse osmosis) or DI (deionized) water or any mineral deficient water. Equilibrium™ raises the essential mineral/electrolyte content (General Hardness) of the water to balance with and promote stability of the carbonate hardness.

You have to do weakly water changes when you use this. How much will be on the bottle. If you can't find it at store near you look at EBay.

equilibrium doesnt add trace, it is basically a gh booster which helps provide Calcium, magnesium, potassium & iron.

Then if gh needs boosting there is a deficiency in these supplements.

 

[jaycat]

My GH is off my scale, more than 20. The plant on the right is Wendtii, it may look deficient, however it's brown, so may not be as bad as it looks.
I dose TPN+ that on its own is ok isn't it?
Thanks...

 

[aaronnorth]

yes but the plant you are on about doesnt show these defficincies in the first place so why bother reccomending that product?

TPN+ is ok on its own.

 

[Renate]

At http/www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumKH.html high GH
A high GH in freshwater can cause respiration problems in fish (over 500 ppm in my tests with community fish), for a general freshwater aquarium a GH between 100 to 200 ppm is best (lower for Discus, higher for mollies/ African Cichlids).
Products such as Wonder Shells or similar mineral blocks are excellent for GH maintenance, also the use of aragonite in filters can also be employed for GH maintenance although my experience has shown the method of using aragonite to be less responsive to rapid changes in mineral needs in FW (especially planted aquariums) than the use of Mineral Blocks.
It should also be noted that your GH may be artificially high from the use of mineral blocks such as Wonder Shells, however much of this is Calcium of which most all fish (fresh and saltwater as well as invertebrates) can tolerate in high levels.
There may some natural alternatives to lowering the Gh. I use to have a list until restored computer.

 

[jaycat]

I think they may be defecient in either nitrogen or potassium or magnessium as it's always the older leaf, and appears to start from the outside. Anyone agree or disagree?

 

[aaronnorth]

At [URL="http/www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumKH.html"]http/www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumKH.html[/URL] high GH
A high GH in freshwater can cause respiration problems in fish (over 500 ppm in my tests with community fish), for a general freshwater aquarium a GH between 100 to 200 ppm is best (lower for Discus, higher for mollies/ African Cichlids).
Products such as Wonder Shells or similar mineral blocks are excellent for GH maintenance, also the use of aragonite in filters can also be employed for GH maintenance although my experience has shown the method of using aragonite to be less responsive to rapid changes in mineral needs in FW (especially planted aquariums) than the use of Mineral Blocks.
It should also be noted that your GH may be artificially high from the use of mineral blocks such as Wonder Shells, however much of this is Calcium of which most all fish (fresh and saltwater as well as invertebrates) can tolerate in high levels.
There may some natural alternatives to lowering the Gh. I use to have a list until restored computer.

what? We were on about plant deffieciencies and you reccomended that he added a gh booster to supply some elements (which were not needed). And now, you have changed the subjest to fish respiration?? And if a high Gh causes these problems then why did you think he should add it?

 

[jaycat]

She Aaron!! Lol

I agree, getting back to the topic, are you more inclined to go for any specific defeciency?

Thanks Jackie

 

[aaronnorth]

sorry

it will probobaly be lack of nitrogen (add nitrate). Is growth slower than usual?

 

[lljdma06]

If it's just on one leaf, cut that one off and wait and see if the defficiency pops up on others. You've changed the fert regimen, and change (including improvement) won't happen overnight.

I don't like adding chemicals to adjust water compostion, so no, I don't think raising your gH helps anything. Unless you're a chemist, you're asking for some trouble. Just add the ferts that Aaron's recommended and wait. The plant's improved condition or continued decline will tell you what you need to add.