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Hi,
i have just planted some giant hygrophilia along the back of my tank and was wondering how long does before i start seeing growth, also im running co2 and 3.2w per gallon of light in my 6ft tank
cheers axl

Last edited by eureka red at 25-May-2005 17:40

Hi,
Virtually every plant when it is uprooted, and replanted
goes through a period where it draws from its stored
nutrients, becomes aclimated to its new substrate, and
grows new very fine roots. Give it a week or two and
with your light it should grow very fast.
It's a good thing that you planted it in a 6Ft tank
that stuff grows huge.
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Frank


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Hi Frank,
just the another question for ya i put in today some kno3 i put in 1 teaspoon per 280ltr and it has risen my ph from 7.0 to 10.0 lucky i havent got no fish in there yet, is this normal why has this happened and how do i prevent this for next time
cheers axl

Hi Axl,
No, I don't know why adding KNO3 to the tank would raise
your pH. I've never had that happen, but then I have never
added that much. You only want your nitrates to be
between a 5 and 10 (closer to 10). However I don't have
a 6ft tank and so I would not know how much to add.
Perhaps someone more familiar with chemistry or with dosing
will read this post and can offer some thoughts.

Frank


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Axl,

1 teaspoon is a lot of KNO3. But if this is related to the issue you PM'd me about I'm assuming your NO3 was zero. If I remember correctly 1 teaspoon of KNO3 in a tank that size will give about 16ppm or thereabouts.

KNO3 will not affect pH. Something else is going on.

Test again maybe you got a dodgy reading. Test KH also to get a co2 reading.

As I've already mentioned to you, the way you're setting up this tank is kinda unnatural.Really the tank needs to be stocked heavily with plants and nicely stocked with fish before using over 3 wpg and Co2. It's going to be bouncing all over the place and causing you all sorts of problems. This in turn will make the whole process of balancing the tank and getting everything growing nicely drag on.

I know you're enthusiastic to get started but patience is vital at this stage. The start up of a planted tank is make or break. It's the difference between a smooth running attractive tank from the get go and a set up that's going to cause problem after problem for months to come.

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Hey Bernard,
thanks for ya reply, i have currently got 7 giant hygros, 5 crypts and some anubius and i thought i would leave the co2 going so they would get some growth happening but sounds like i should turn the co2 off until i get the tank heavily planted first. Yeah pretty keen it get all going thats all. Ok i will turn co2 off until all plants are in and just let the plants grow on what lights i have.
regards axl