10 gallon ferts

fhqwhgads · 02-05-2005, 06:27 PM

i have a 10 gallon tank that im planning to have 100% flourite as substrate with about 4 wpg, is there a need for ferts or c02? i dont have the water parameters yet because im a bit light on cash to buy a test kit
thanks

kzr750r1 · 02-05-2005, 06:52 PM

It depends on what your growing. With 4WPG youll be able to get anything going.

CO2 and ferts would be best to get prior to setup. You will have to know what your tap water is giving you for PO4, NO3, PH, KH, GH to know what to dose though...Some say you can do without testing. I like to know what is going on in there.

Good Luck. Wish I had 4wpg over my 10g.

fhqwhgads · 02-05-2005, 08:43 PM

well, im saying 4 wpg based on the bulb, because they are the screw in type with three u's on a base and the reflectors on the hood dont do anything because theyre tiny, so im thinking of making my own

nater3 · 02-05-2005, 10:50 PM

I've also got a 10 gal that I just set up.
Got my CO2 with a homemade reactor and a 50 some gph pump.
Got 2 10 gal light fixtures over top resting on a sheet of glass on the tank.

Substrate: Currently using expanded clay pellets. Brand name hydroton.
They dont look the nicest but work great. The plants will eventually overgrow them anyways. To hold them down I have some light mesh on top to keep them from floating around too much as they are quite light.

4x 26 watt screw in CF bulbs. So err thats like 10wpg.
I'm thinking a little overkill.. I'm surprised I have no problems with algae.

As for fertilizers. I have the Flourish Trace. I put in half a capfull once a week.
Mono Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Nitrate, Magnesium Sulfate I add a pinch of these into the tank maybe once every two or 3 days.
Meh.. No test kits for me either. No idea what my params are :P.
Seems to be working right now for me.
Growing some red crypt. Pellia, one other unknown, dwarf hair grass and hemianthus callitrichoides.
Sorry if this didnt help much!

**Buck** · 02-05-2005, 11:59 PM

WPG go out the window on small tanks...
If you have multiple bulbs to come up to 4wpg then most likely it will be considered "lowlight"

Bulb Intensity more important then the math Im afraid...

Ahkuma · 02-11-2005, 02:13 AM

If you were going to use the tom's EI on a ten gallon how much kno3 do you dose?

There seems to be lots of discussion on what to dose with the larger tanks but I'm having trouble finding info for a ten gallon.

Ex-Reefer · 02-22-2005, 12:54 AM

I'm currently planning to introduce live plants into my current 10 gallon neon tetra tank. I am planning to use Eco live substrate and have about 4.5 watts per gallon over the tank thanks to some old reef keeping equipment. I'm trying to keep this fairly inexpensive, any suggestions on a good all-around fertilizer for this tank would be greatly appreciated. I plan on running CO2 injection on the tank and will probably stay with the more hardy species of plants. Thanks again.

02-05-2005, 06:27 PM	#1
fhqwhgads Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palo Alto, California Posts: 312	10 gallon ferts i have a 10 gallon tank that im planning to have 100% flourite as substrate with about 4 wpg, is there a need for ferts or c02? i dont have the water parameters yet because im a bit light on cash to buy a test kit thanks

02-05-2005, 06:52 PM	#2
kzr750r1 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 1,234	It depends on what your growing. With 4WPG youll be able to get anything going. CO2 and ferts would be best to get prior to setup. You will have to know what your tap water is giving you for PO4, NO3, PH, KH, GH to know what to dose though...Some say you can do without testing. I like to know what is going on in there. Good Luck. Wish I had 4wpg over my 10g. __________________ ~Sean 55g - Eheim 2026 and 2217 - DIY CO2 reactor - Turbo Twist 3x - Tek Light t5 pendant w/ 2x54 6500k - ecocomplete mixed with Red Sea florabase. "Better to be shot out of a cannon then squeezed through a tube" - HST

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Buck Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lebanon, CT Posts: 4,939	WPG go out the window on small tanks... If you have multiple bulbs to come up to 4wpg then most likely it will be considered "lowlight" Bulb Intensity more important then the math Im afraid... __________________ Buckmanshome.Com

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Ex-Reefer Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1	All purpose fert for a 10 gallon? I'm currently planning to introduce live plants into my current 10 gallon neon tetra tank. I am planning to use Eco live substrate and have about 4.5 watts per gallon over the tank thanks to some old reef keeping equipment. I'm trying to keep this fairly inexpensive, any suggestions on a good all-around fertilizer for this tank would be greatly appreciated. I plan on running CO2 injection on the tank and will probably stay with the more hardy species of plants. Thanks again.

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02-05-2005, 08:43 PM	#3
fhqwhgads Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palo Alto, California Posts: 312	well, im saying 4 wpg based on the bulb, because they are the screw in type with three u's on a base and the reflectors on the hood dont do anything because theyre tiny, so im thinking of making my own

02-05-2005, 10:50 PM	#4
nater3 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: regina, sk, CANADA Posts: 102	I've also got a 10 gal that I just set up. Got my CO2 with a homemade reactor and a 50 some gph pump. Got 2 10 gal light fixtures over top resting on a sheet of glass on the tank. Substrate: Currently using expanded clay pellets. Brand name hydroton. They dont look the nicest but work great. The plants will eventually overgrow them anyways. To hold them down I have some light mesh on top to keep them from floating around too much as they are quite light. 4x 26 watt screw in CF bulbs. So err thats like 10wpg. I'm thinking a little overkill.. I'm surprised I have no problems with algae. As for fertilizers. I have the Flourish Trace. I put in half a capfull once a week. Mono Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Nitrate, Magnesium Sulfate I add a pinch of these into the tank maybe once every two or 3 days. Meh.. No test kits for me either. No idea what my params are :P. Seems to be working right now for me. Growing some red crypt. Pellia, one other unknown, dwarf hair grass and hemianthus callitrichoides. Sorry if this didnt help much!

02-11-2005, 02:13 AM	#6
Ahkuma Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sac Ca Posts: 255	If you were going to use the tom's EI on a ten gallon how much kno3 do you dose? There seems to be lots of discussion on what to dose with the larger tanks but I'm having trouble finding info for a ten gallon.