Hi everyone, hopefully someone can assist 
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The issue:
Sincerely,
Josh
. The issue:
| Some odd things going on with Rotala Macandra Mini Butterfly |
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| Category | Details | |
| Sizing | Tank size: | 246 Litres (65 Gallons) |
| Tank Dimensions: | LxDxH (90 cm x 45 cm x 60 cm) (36 inches x 18 inches x 24 inches) | |
| Lighting | Lights + PAR: | 3x AI Prime at 100% Prime Freshwater - AquaIllumination 
Approximately 78 PAR from each spotlight at 2 feet deep (substrate): 
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| Spectrum |
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| Photoperiod | 14 hours (10 minute ramp up at start and 10 minute ramp down at end)
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| Filtration and Flow | Filter | Canister Filter: SunSun (Sunsun 110V 30W 1200-3000LPH HW-3000 LCD Display 4-Stage External Canister Filter with 9W UV Sterilizer for Aquarium Up to 800GPH Fish Tank Surface Skimmer Adjustable Flow Rate: Amazon.ca: Pet Supplies) |
| Flow | 3000 Litres per hour (793 Gallons per hour) | |
| Distribution | Intake on the left, spray bar across the back, skimmer on the right. 
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| Substrate | Tropica powder with fluorite with DIY Miracle Gro root tabs | |
| Fertilization/water | Values over week divided into daily dosing | Per week: From KNO3: Nitrate (NO3): 25 ppm Potassium (K): 16 ppm From KH2PO4: Phosphate (PO4): 10 ppm Potassium (K): 4 ppm From (Plantex CSM + B): .7 ppm Iron as proxy |
| General Hardness | At water change: Potassium (from K2SO4): 24 ppm Potassium from water report: 0 ppm Magnesium (from MgSO4*7H2O): 16 ppm Magnesium from water report: 2 ppm Calcium (from CaSO4*2H2O): 15 ppm Calcium (from water report): 9 ppm Totals (assuming no residual at water change): Ca: 25ppm Mg: 18 ppm K: 24 ppm Totals (with some residual): Ca ~ 30 ppm Mg ~ 22 ppm K ~ 26 ppm dGH at water change: 4dGH from Ca, 5 dGH from Mg ~ 9dGH | |
| Carbonate hardness | 1 dKH via water report | |
| TDS | fluctuates from 340 ppm to 360 ppm any time I test it | |
| CO2 | Distribution | Diffuser throws bubbles into intake and then is distributed through the spraybar |
| Drop Checker |
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| Timing | CO2 turns on and off with lights | |
| pH | Goes down to roughly 5.7/5.8 | |
| Water change | 80% weekly once or twice | |
| Temperature | 26 degrees celsius (79 fahrenheit) |
| Descriptor | Tank shots |
| Full tank |
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| Pogostemon Erectus + Rotala Serpylfolia + Wallichi |
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| HC/Bonsai/Crypts |
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Sincerely,
Josh
