[casperove]

Hello,
I am having a tropical fish aquarium and I still dont know if I will put real plant in it. I just want to know what is the normal water chemistry for such an aquarium containing about 120 L of water.
Anything else other than these I should see:

Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrates
Phosphates
gH
kH
pH

Regards,

 

[evan.m]

"For a successful planted tank you need to keep your nutrient levels in balance. This promotes good plant growth and helps to keep algae growth to a minimum. Suggested levels are:

Nitrates 10-20ppm
Phosphates 1.0-2.0 ppm
Iron 0.1-1.0 ppm
Potassium 10-20 ppm"

Check these out: http://www.rexgrigg.com/ferts.htm http://www.rexgrigg.com/dosing.htm

 

[Jeffww]

Ehh....

How about these levels in my tank:

40-70 ppm nitrates
1-5 phosphates
1-2ppm iron

No idea about potassium but a rather large amount.

Really as long as you have enough of everything you don't need to worry.

If you're nit picky:

pH: 6.8
kh:4
Gh:8

 

[Hoppy]

Rather than do routine testing, just get a water quality report on the water you use, or have one done. Then, follow the dosing method described in the sticky here and no more testing is needed.

 

[casperove]

Thank you Guys but are these numbers for a tropical fish tank? my tank will contain tropical fish and a might use some real plants in it.

 

[HolyAngel]

Yep they sure are.

If you want to get more specific, we'll need to know what kind of fish you have/want to get!

 

[Jeffww]

Thank you Guys but are these numbers for a tropical fish tank? my tank will contain tropical fish and a might use some real plants in it.

My numbers are with using the EI dosing regimen described in this forum..or rather a slightly modified version. You'll be fine as long as the water out of your tap isn't liquid limestone.

 

[casperove]

My numbers are with using the EI dosing regimen described in this forum..or rather a slightly modified version. You'll be fine as long as the water out of your tap isn't liquid limestone.

Thats the problem, my tap water is a limestone water but i dont think with high percentage. I think I will get it from another source. What about using filtered water?? the ones in bottles (10 L) that sold in groceries?