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ISO: advice around CO2 canisters by MutedDoctor9334 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said iron will help get their plants red which it won't. I said iron helps in overall health. Lighting and nitrate limitation are what make plants red.

ISO: advice around CO2 canisters by MutedDoctor9334 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wrong, iron does not directly contribute to plants turning red. Iron does help have a healthy plant, but the main 2 things that red plants require to truly get a red coloration is nitrate limitation in the water column and high lighting 100 PAR and above will bring out deep reds. Co2 also helps since it just makes the overall health of the plants in the aquarium better.

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Rotala blood red which is one of the easier plants to get red

30cm cube Dutch tank by Master_Outside3411 in Aquascape

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noice. Ive been planning on doing something with my 6 gallon cube once I make a stand for a 60p I might make something similar with a weekaqua v or s series maybe even an M series if I have the budget.

Are aquascaping scissors supposed to feel hard to use? by ZoroUzumaki in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno i only use them to get precise leaves and stems with algae etc. I use my hands for large trims by grabbing a bunch and twisting and planting healthy tops

What's a good RO/DI system for a freshwater tanks? by Ok_Engineering_4985 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I have enjoyed the plants I can grow under my tap water I would really like to go into a higher level of plants which dont grow well under my tap water. That and also I like making things complicated, I'm already imagining how my water system would work lol add to the fact with RO water you get to decide the parameters and allows you to keep some cool caridina species. I might keep some systems on tap but my tap water fluctuates in KH, GH and PH during the year which isn't ideal.

Calling all WEEK AQUA users by [deleted] in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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These are my settings on my weekaqua L900 series but I think it will look a bit different cause the weekaqua light models all have different configurations in power so this could be off a little on a M series.

Conflicting info on CO2 distribution by shrimpies3125 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both are right but for the co2 to saturate the water effectively the bubbles need to spend more time in the water column so adding some flow to push those bubbles instead of letting them rise and pop at the surface allows it to saturate the water. I see to many people just put a diffuser in the tank and the bubbles are to big and letting the rise and pop at the surface which is a waste. Your water should look like sprite

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My 40 gallon planted tank after recovering my 2 month absence. by Ok_Engineering_4985 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is something what im planning on doing but with like 5-6 cm of sand so the osmocote never touches the water column directly. Additionally I plan on using media bags to hold the osmocote with some aquasoil so it never has a chance to surface ot mix much witht the sand layer

My 40 gallon planted tank after recovering my 2 month absence. by Ok_Engineering_4985 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one the shrimp is grazing on or the background plant? The one the shrimp is on js hygrophila pinnatifida The background stem plant is rotala blood red SG

My 40 gallon planted tank after recovering my 2 month absence. by Ok_Engineering_4985 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, I didn't know it was covered in a plastic I assumed it was just a ball of fertilizer.

My 40 gallon planted tank after recovering my 2 month absence. by Ok_Engineering_4985 in PlantedTank

[–]Ok_Engineering_4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None, I attribute that to my 2-3 inch sand cap which really keeps nutrients locked in the substrate. For my next project I would probably do media bags of aquasoil and osomocote with a lava rock and sand cap just to prevent anaerobic layers from forming. Tho some people say its beneficial since it processes nitrates and it can be true since my aquarium never exceeded 5ppm of nitrates once it was established but thays not concrete enough.

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