A 50% Reverse Osmosis water change and fertilizer dosing was done two days ago. This tank has been given a few ounces of Seachem Purigen to clear up cloudiness. This worked marvelously. CO2 was also enriched yesterday: I changed the yeast mix in one of the DIY bottles.
PH: 6.9
GH: 6 dkh
KH: 5 dkh
Chelated iron: 0.5 mg/l
Phosphate: 1.5 mg/l
Nitrate: 10 mg/l
Redfield ratio: 5 (Chance of blue-green algae)
Calcium: 20 mg/l
Copper: 0 mg/l
Carbon Dioxide: Between 17 and 24 mg/l according to this chart.
Remarks: Seems like this aquarium is doing quite well except that the Redfield indicates a chance of blue-green algae. It might be a good idea to add PhosGuard to the filter pad to reduce Phosphate but I am not going to go that route today.
I'd like to see if adding trace elements will cloud up the water or not. If not, I can eliminate that as the cause of my incessant water cloudiness. I've managed to clear up the water by using a few ounces of Purigen in the filter pad. See previous post.
Once I know the trace fertilizer is not causing cloudiness, I'll add Flourish Excel, an organic carbon solution and watch for cloudiness.
I recently added Four Leaf Clover and Narrow Leaf Temple. The Temple looks great and so does the Clover. The clover was grown emergent and is about a foot tall. See picture on left. I assume it will die back somewhat now that it's fully underwater. When it looses it's beauty, I'll prune it back and stick it firmly into the gravel.
I hope the clover will form a nice carpet, but it may also grow taller than expected. It has been said that this plant may grow tall in lower light conditions and grow short in bright light. It reproduces by runners. I also planted it in my 10 gallon - pruned and reduced to an inch high - and hope to see if form a nice carpet in that bright light environment.
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