水草情迷

滴漏主缸40＂x24＂x25＂
剛開缸一星期，鹵素燈150wx1，T5HO24wx3
抽水泵9000頂出水會否水流太大影響水草生長？
CO2應該加大多少？每秒大概多少才足夠？
每天開燈約8-10小時，但開始見絲藻，應該有什麼要改善？
草：珍珠草，小茜，針葉皇冠，鳳尾台，美國鳳尾台，日本珊瑚莫絲，小紅梅。
每天落15ml ADA Step1
昨晚落JBL根肥3粒在針葉皇冠及小紅梅附近。

有沒有師兄前輩可以教路？

I have no experience in managing such a large tank... but a few points to share:
1. Your tank is of almost 400L of water. Your lighting may not be strong enough. BTW, what is the colour temperature of your HQI bulb and T5HO tubes?
2. What is the flow rate of 9000? For such a large tank, I'd prefer two sets of canister instead of one. That will help better water circulation.
3. You need 10+ bubbles per sec CO2 supply.
4. Your lighting hour is the major problem. For a new tank, plants and not in good growing condition. You should start with 4 hours and increase 1 hour each week until 8 hours. Otherwise, algae will burst.
5. 絲藻 burst is due to excessive fertilizers and lighting. Decrease lighting hours and keep changing 1/3 water each alternate day. Stop using Step1 and 根肥. In fact, you don't need any fertilizers at all in the first 3 months of setup.

You'd better read more articles before you go on. Otherwise, you'll get frustrated soon.

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24"x12"x14" w/ Eheim 2026+Arctica Mini
GLO T5HO 24Wx2
Lighting: 12:00pm-9:00pm
CO2: 2+ bubbles/sec
ADA Amazonia New

Thanks Fish Fan for your detail information..
(1) the light I know it should be using one more 150w鹵仔 for the aquarium, I'm still finding more information about the light... Can you give me some advice?
(2) the flow rate I am not too sure coz the set pump I used before for the marine aquarium. As I am using base aquarium, can you give me some hints how to use two set canister..
(3) I will increase the bubbles in the future... Should I buy the CO2 tester?
(4) I will start to lessen the lighting...
(5) using step 1 just because the ADA said up to 3 months n then step 2 till one yr... That's y I start using... 根肥I read that 針葉皇冠needs more on fertilizer... So should I remove the balls?
Appreciate if you can recommend me the lighting system n the canister... Thanks again...

My light is philips 150w/742 I think is 4200k... Is it suitable for growing plants? Please give advice, if I buy Weipro HQI light, 10000k will it be not suitable for plants?

spenterprise2006: Sorry that I have missed the most important part. 滴漏缸 is not suitable for planted tanks. You need to buy a canister. coz 滴漏缸 will adversely affect the CO2 dissolving rate and also stir up the soil layer. To answer your questions:
1. Considering the height of your tank, you have no other choice but to use HQI. For the lighting system, probably you need 150Wx2. For the colour temperature, I'd prefer 8000K. 4200K/ 10000K are not suitable for plants. Let other c hings supplement.
2. No rocket science... you just install two canister separately. You don't need to connect them in series. For your tank size, you may need two sets of Eheim 1500XL.
3. As a new setup, you'd better have the CO2 tester so that you can precisely measure the CO2 supply. You may uninstall it afterwards.
4. ok.
5. Never add fertilizers to new setup. Otherwise, you'll soon regret.

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24"x12"x14" w/ Eheim 2026+Arctica Mini
GLO T5HO 24Wx2
Lighting: 12:00pm-9:00pm
CO2: 2+ bubbles/sec
ADA Amazonia New

(2) can you teach me more about the outlet of the two canister.... Are that two outlet goes on the surface of he aquarium? Do you mean I should remove the water below the 滴漏出口？

spenterprise2006:
You may consider to install the inlet and outlet tubes as per the attached figure. Remember, you have to immerse the water outlet below the water level.

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24"x12"x14" w/ Eheim 2026+Arctica Mini
GLO T5HO 24Wx2
Lighting: 12:00pm-9:00pm
CO2: 2+ bubbles/sec
ADA Amazonia New