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Re: [AGA-Member] RO water
I also use RO water to maintain a very soft water environment so am
looking forward to answers. Otherwise I have enough iron in my well
water, even softened, to make the green plants red, even if they are
dead.
One thing I do is add a general plant fertilizer to make sure the plants
are getting enough macro nutrient. When that is kept constant my algae
growth falls off and the algae-eaters can keep up with the load.
Simon
On Thursday, January 6, 2005, at 07:26 PM, Nickeydundee@aol.com wrote:
Hello Fellow Growers,
I am using RO water for my planted discus tank. It is a 90 gallon
tank
and I do partial water changes of 30 gallons once a week. Before I add
the
water to the tank I have been adding TMG, Equillium, FE, K, N and CO2
injection.
My tank has algae and isn't what I would call a work of art yet.
Basically
because I am still learning and I figured that I need to learn the
basic of
growing plants before calling the tank more than what it is.
The more and more I have been reading I haven't come across anyone
detailing the use of RO water in a planted aquarium. So, I ask why and
is it
worth the extra expense of using it. The benefit that I am getting
from it is the
that GH and KH are at my control and with discus that is a must but, I
am
still getting algae. Probably from still learning the ropes of adding
the
chemicals to the water.
I just having found much about the use of RO water and balancing
it with
Liebig's law in mind. I have test kits and just about everything
else (I
guess having all the toys is the easy part) the every least my fish
are doing
great not the plants.
If there is anyone out there that can help me piece all of it
together I
would be grateful for the help.
AZ
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