Hello Everyone,
First my parameters:
60 gallon tank with 260 CF lamps. Lights are on 8.5 hrs a day on timer with pressurized CO2 injected for 10 hrs (2 hrs before the lights turn on). Since im waiting on a new drop checker, i'm guestimating with 6 or 7 bubbles per second (looks like a steady stream of bubbles in my bubble counter).
I have flourite black substrate, my pH is 6.8 (during lights on and 7.5 out of the tap). My nitrites and ammonia are at 0 and my nitrates are at 10 ppm. My temp is steady at 82.5 degrees F.
I dose with Flourish Excel everyday, Potassium, iron, and flourish every two days, and have root tabs underneath my crypts.
I have 6 3inch discus, 8 Cardinal Tetras, 1 Ram, 8 threadfin rainbows, 6 cories, and 3 oto's. I know my bio load is high but its hard for me to help myself. My plants are several crypts (wendtii, lutea, spiralis) in the corners, rotala rotundifolia colorata, bacopa carioliana, limnophila aromatica, alternathera reineckii, water wisteria, rotala wallichi, HC, and a red stem plant that i cannot id for the life of me.
The questions are:
1. Is my current setup ok for my stem plants (i just purchased all but the rotundifolia and bacopa recently.
2. I have no algae problems so far but i do water changes of 50% twice a week.
3. Is there any recommendations for what i can do to ensure my new stems plants have the best shot?
4. Is 83 or 84 degrees F too high for my plants?
I know this is a long post but this is my first high tech tank and i want to make it work. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks
First my parameters:
60 gallon tank with 260 CF lamps. Lights are on 8.5 hrs a day on timer with pressurized CO2 injected for 10 hrs (2 hrs before the lights turn on). Since im waiting on a new drop checker, i'm guestimating with 6 or 7 bubbles per second (looks like a steady stream of bubbles in my bubble counter).
I have flourite black substrate, my pH is 6.8 (during lights on and 7.5 out of the tap). My nitrites and ammonia are at 0 and my nitrates are at 10 ppm. My temp is steady at 82.5 degrees F.
I dose with Flourish Excel everyday, Potassium, iron, and flourish every two days, and have root tabs underneath my crypts.
I have 6 3inch discus, 8 Cardinal Tetras, 1 Ram, 8 threadfin rainbows, 6 cories, and 3 oto's. I know my bio load is high but its hard for me to help myself. My plants are several crypts (wendtii, lutea, spiralis) in the corners, rotala rotundifolia colorata, bacopa carioliana, limnophila aromatica, alternathera reineckii, water wisteria, rotala wallichi, HC, and a red stem plant that i cannot id for the life of me.
The questions are:
1. Is my current setup ok for my stem plants (i just purchased all but the rotundifolia and bacopa recently.
2. I have no algae problems so far but i do water changes of 50% twice a week.
3. Is there any recommendations for what i can do to ensure my new stems plants have the best shot?
4. Is 83 or 84 degrees F too high for my plants?
I know this is a long post but this is my first high tech tank and i want to make it work. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks
