My current planted tank (60-litres)

No design yet, just trying to get everything going. Visit my blog at http://www.defblog.se
Nutrient dosage every day:
6 ml Tropica Mastergrow, 6 drops Ferrogan, 1/30 tsp KNO3, 1 ml KH2PO4 (2 tsp in 200 ml).

GH-boost after 50% water change (2-3 times a week): 1.4 tsp CaCl2, 3/5 tsp MgSO4, 4/5 tsp K2SO4

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Aquascape
• Planted
• Aquarium

[witchdoctoras]

i have an aquarium with 2(!!)filters but the water is still dirty!what shall i do?

[defdac]

If the water is hazy white or hazy green it sounds like infusoria or green water. Those blooms can be difficult to get rid of. I usually use two hoses. One that fills the aquarium and one that empties it at the same time. Then I let the water change go on until the water is crystal clear with the filters turned on. If the water is just a little haze the day after I do the same thing again.

[witchdoctoras]

how do u keep the water clean??

[defdac]

The trick with planted tanks is to make the water dirty to make the plants happy, then the algae disappears (despite the nutrient filled water).

[witchdoctoras]

thanks a lot man!!i think that it will help

[defdac]

No you usually get alot more light (x2-x4 the usual amount) and also CO2.

[WoodyW123]

with planted aquariums do u just do planted ones the same as usuall?

[defdac]

The gravel is inert black sand with kitty litter underneath. The kitty litter is evenly spread out and only so much so you couldn't see the glass floor.

[defdac]

Thanks! A newer picture can be found here: defblog(dot)se(slash)permalink­(slash)1805(dot)html

It's a 60-litres tank with CO2-injection and about 5 ppm NO3, 0,5 ppm PO4 and 0,1 ppm Fe added via PMDD each week. If it's full of plants it usually eats about double that.

The lighting is 2x24 watts HO T5 Philips Aquarelle with good reflectors, "Aquamedic Sunbeam"-fixture.

[hamza8810]

Wow! a beautiful tank, can you give some details like tanksize, lighting, etc