New 75 gallon planted

steve_dowg2001 · 10-26-2009, 11:21 PM

Hey new used Oceanic 75 gallon tank set up looking for some help. I was wondering what should i dose for my plants?i currently only use seachem flourish and thats it and have flourite substrate.Should i be using anything else? my lighting is 108 watt t5HO aquatic life light. Filter is ehiem 2028 filter.

The tank isent staying planted like this im getting some manzanita and then i want to rescape but this is a start =)

steve_dowg2001 · 10-26-2009, 11:23 PM

pictures arent working dunno why =/ im new haha sorry

CFlux · 10-27-2009, 02:17 PM

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steve_dowg2001 · 10-27-2009, 02:53 PM

figured it out thanks

steve_dowg2001 · 10-27-2009, 02:55 PM

To keep my plants healthy and growing well, can i dose seachem flourish and
kn03 and kh2ph04 and be fine with that once a week???? any help would be great.

topfrog007 · 10-27-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by steve_dowg2001

To keep my plants healthy and growing well, can i dose seachem flourish and
kn03 and kh2ph04 and be fine with that once a week???? any help would be great.

Are you dosing anything now?

I think you would be fine with dosing setup. You may want to consider Seachem equilibrium instead of the flourish.

**lauraleellbp** · 10-27-2009, 11:01 PM

Seachem equilibrium is not a fertilizer supplement, it's a buffer to help reconstitute or increase the pH of RO or acidic water.

Will you be running CO2 on this tank? I suspect you're really going to have to limit your photoperiod with T5HO lighting if not. Or add floating plants to help with light control.

Check out the stickies at the top of the water parameters forum for advice on putting together a balanced fert regimen.

steve_dowg2001 · 10-27-2009, 11:09 PM

i wasent planing on using co2 untill maybe later on. you think 108 watts of t5 is too much for low tech 75 gallon set up??? the only thing i have dosed right now was seachem flourish. will the plants be ok for atleasts a 2 weeks or soo till i can get some dry ferts ??? If i added c02 to a 108watt t5ho set would i have to dose alot more and would growth be really good?

Ariel301 · 10-27-2009, 11:24 PM

You have a nice looking selection of plants. I am looking forward to seeing this tank develop as you get everything arranged in there.

What are your plans for fish?

steve_dowg2001 · 10-27-2009, 11:45 PM

Im gonna be putting a few diffrent rainbow fish in the tank. I have a few now but there in my 26 gallon tank. I still need to buy more plants =) haha. The plants on the right front side of the tank are amazon swords that i cut way down. I dunno if they should be cut down more or what. They were dieing in my 26 gallon tank becuase i just have gravel and dident use any ferts and low low light soo i cut them down and maybe they mite grow back lol dunno welll see.

steve_dowg2001 · 10-28-2009, 12:02 AM

the korilla power head 3 is to make current for the rainbow fish to swim in, but i dunno i mite change it dunno yet want plants to get bigger and root and see.

**smoq** · 10-28-2009, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve_dowg2001

i wasent planing on using co2 untill maybe later on. you think 108 watts of t5 is too much for low tech 75 gallon set up??? the only thing i have dosed right now was seachem flourish. will the plants be ok for atleasts a 2 weeks or soo till i can get some dry ferts ??? If i added c02 to a 108watt t5ho set would i have to dose alot more and would growth be really good?

With that amount of light and no co2 you will have a serious algae problem in the near future. About dosing and co2, it depends what you'll use as a substrate and what are you trying to grow. I recommend typing "mineralized topsoil" :EI dosing" and "PPS dosing" into the search bar in our forum, you'll find a lot of useful info.
By the way, I wonder when they'll stop using wpg (watts per gallon) measuring in those articles in fish magazines and books. I picked up a recent TFH issue and they still trying to persuade that 2wpg is a low-light setup, no matter what bulb type you use. It's just not true anymore as T5's are very efficient light and my opinion is 1.5 wpg for T5 is nothing but a high-lighted tank. Who's with me?

**lauraleellbp** · 10-28-2009, 04:10 AM

I run 108 watts of T5HO over my own low tech 90gal and am having algae issues ever since I removed my floating plants.

T5HO is extremely powerful lighting.

Another option to moderate the lighting is to raise the fixture further off the tank.

steve_dowg2001 · 10-28-2009, 02:30 PM

what about if i have my glass tops on my tank will that help?

steve_dowg2001 · 10-28-2009, 02:31 PM

also my anubias. the leaves are turning a little brown after 3 days is this algae? or is it burning? its not planted to deep or anything.

10-26-2009, 11:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	New 75 gallon planted Hey new used Oceanic 75 gallon tank set up looking for some help. I was wondering what should i dose for my plants?i currently only use seachem flourish and thats it and have flourite substrate.Should i be using anything else? my lighting is 108 watt t5HO aquatic life light. Filter is ehiem 2028 filter. The tank isent staying planted like this im getting some manzanita and then i want to rescape but this is a start =) Last edited by steve_dowg2001; 10-27-2009 at 02:52 PM.

10-27-2009, 11:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	Seachem equilibrium is not a fertilizer supplement, it's a buffer to help reconstitute or increase the pH of RO or acidic water. Will you be running CO2 on this tank? I suspect you're really going to have to limit your photoperiod with T5HO lighting if not. Or add floating plants to help with light control. Check out the stickies at the top of the water parameters forum for advice on putting together a balanced fert regimen. __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

10-28-2009, 04:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	I run 108 watts of T5HO over my own low tech 90gal and am having algae issues ever since I removed my floating plants. T5HO is extremely powerful lighting. Another option to moderate the lighting is to raise the fixture further off the tank. __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

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10-26-2009, 11:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	pictures arent working dunno why =/ im new haha sorry

10-27-2009, 02:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
CFlux Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8	you linked to the page not the image itself, goto share on the bar at photobuket, post to web page, then the get link code, grab the HTML for websites & blogs code and paste:

10-27-2009, 02:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	figured it out thanks

10-27-2009, 02:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	To keep my plants healthy and growing well, can i dose seachem flourish and kn03 and kh2ph04 and be fine with that once a week???? any help would be great.

10-27-2009, 11:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	i wasent planing on using co2 untill maybe later on. you think 108 watts of t5 is too much for low tech 75 gallon set up??? the only thing i have dosed right now was seachem flourish. will the plants be ok for atleasts a 2 weeks or soo till i can get some dry ferts ??? If i added c02 to a 108watt t5ho set would i have to dose alot more and would growth be really good?

10-27-2009, 11:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ariel301 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kingman, Arizona Posts: 376	You have a nice looking selection of plants. I am looking forward to seeing this tank develop as you get everything arranged in there. What are your plans for fish?

10-27-2009, 11:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	Im gonna be putting a few diffrent rainbow fish in the tank. I have a few now but there in my 26 gallon tank. I still need to buy more plants =) haha. The plants on the right front side of the tank are amazon swords that i cut way down. I dunno if they should be cut down more or what. They were dieing in my 26 gallon tank becuase i just have gravel and dident use any ferts and low low light soo i cut them down and maybe they mite grow back lol dunno welll see.

10-28-2009, 12:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	the korilla power head 3 is to make current for the rainbow fish to swim in, but i dunno i mite change it dunno yet want plants to get bigger and root and see.

10-28-2009, 02:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	what about if i have my glass tops on my tank will that help?

10-28-2009, 02:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	also my anubias. the leaves are turning a little brown after 3 days is this algae? or is it burning? its not planted to deep or anything.

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