FOURTH STEP – FERTILISATION AND TANK MAINTENANC
Products Used:
DOSOPLANT 1-2-3-4 (Dosometric pumps), SCUDO, LINFA A & B, BACTERYA, NUTROBACT, BIO-ALGANEX, FLORIDO C7.
Plants Used:
– Alternanthera reineckii ‘Mini’
– Bucephalandra sp. ‘Red’
– Cryptocoryne parva
– Eleocharis sp.’Minima
– Leptodictyum riparium (stringy moss)
– Anubias barteri var. nana ‘Mini’
– Anubias barteri var. nana ‘Mini Mini’
– Vesicularia dubyana
tANK:
Shallow Tank 90x45x27 cm
(90 Net litres of water inserted)
Ceiling light:
GNC Heaven LED – Photoperiod 8 hours of light per day from 14:00 to 22:00.
DOSOPLANT:
Protocol dosing on 90 litres net of water
Below is the fertilisation protocol used, online you will find the automatic calculator that helps you to manage the dosage programming of the dosage pumps, a piece of advice I can give you is to program the dosages at the beginning of the photoperiod and to wait at least 1 hour between the dosoplant dosages.
N.B. the fertilisation protocol is very subjective and attributed to each individual tank, always pay attention to the metabolism of the plants grown: colouration, whether or not deficiencies are present, photosynthesis perling, are all conditions that influence the dosages of the elements in the water.
Start with the dosages recommended by the online calculator, and pay attention that both balanced plant metabolism dosages and also blocked plant metabolism dosages (e.g. post pruning or tank start-up) are given.
Below are the dosages I have customised for this tank, taking into account the health/metabolism conditions and the type of plants grown
DOSOPLANT 1
SUPPLEMENT WITH ORGANIC CARBON AND TRACE ELEMENTS
Dosed amount Monday and Tuesday: 18 mL – Dose time: 14:30
Dosed amount Wednesday to Sunday: 3,5 mL – Dose time: 14:30
https://www.equoitaly.com/prodotti-acqua-dolce/doso_plant_1/
DOSOPLANT 2
SUPPLEMENT WITH MAGNESIUM AND POTASSIUM
Dosed amount Monday to Friday: 4 mL – Dose time: 15:30
Dosed amount Saturday and Sunday: 18 mL – Dose time: 15:30
https://www.equoitaly.com/prodotti-acqua-dolce/doso_plant_2/
DOSOPLANT 3
SUPPLEMENT WITH NITROGEN AND CALCIUM
Dosed amount Monday to Friday: 3,5 mL – Dose time: 16:30
Dosed amount Saturday and Sunday: 18 mL – Dose time: 16:30
https://www.equoitaly.com/prodotti-acqua-dolce/doso_plant_3/
DOSOPLANT 4
SUPPLEMENT WITH PHOSPHORUS AND SULPHUR
Dosed amount Monday to Friday: 12 mL – Dose time: 17:30
Dosed amount Saturday and Sunday: 2,5 mL – Dose time: 17:30
https://www.equoitaly.com/prodotti-acqua-dolce/doso_plant_4/
Ordinary maintenance and weekly water change:
– Weekly water change of 15 litres net, with osmosis only;
– Internal and external glass cleaning;
– Vacuuming of deposited organic material;
– Cleaning of filter wool in the filter, rinsed with water taken from the aquarium;
– Various pruning and rearrangement of the layout.
Products placed in Water and Dosage:
– LINFA A &B: to remineralise water to GH 8° dGH and KH 4° Dkh;
– SCUDO: 5 mL;
– BACTERYA: 1 vial for maintaining bacterial flora;
– BIO-ALAGNEX: 1 vial of bacterial flora maintenance;
– NUTROBACT: 1 vial of nutrient support for new bacteria;
– FLORIDO C7: Organic carbon supplementation, two dispenser pressures.
Constant CO2 supply H24 from the moment the tank is filled;
Greetings to all,
Roberto Bielli
