plant tank ideal enviroment

[weetat]

Hi all ,

I have been trying to setup plant tank . Many attempts are futile.
Eventhough i have 12 hour lighting , CO2 , pH between 6 to 7 , 10 KH
and few java ferns , fertizler and mineral chemical.

Any ideas what is the ideal pH , KH , GH , CO2 and plant type in plant
tank ?

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> Hi all ,
>
> I have been trying to setup plant tank . Many attempts are futile.
> Eventhough i have 12 hour lighting , CO2 , pH between 6 to 7 , 10 KH
> and few java ferns , fertizler and mineral chemical.
>
> Any ideas what is the ideal pH , KH , GH , CO2 and plant type in plant
> tank ?

THERE ARE RANGES OF GOOD PARAMETERS.
Plants grow when they have enough light, CO2 and nutrients.
3 things.

pH=> there is no real ideal ph since it relates to CO2.
KH + pH will give you CO2, this should be 20-30ppm during the photoperoid.
See pH/KH table.
GH/KH should be 3 or higher.

NO3 should be 5ppm or higher(up to 20-30ppm)
Fish load should be moderate
Plant desnity should be very high
PO4=> 0.5 to 1.5ppm is good
Traces are dosed per unit volume/Tank volume/Time(eg 5mls per 20 gal/3x a week)
If your KH is 10, you likely have enough gH as well.

So all you need to address is the pH relative toi KH to get the desired CO2.
For a KH to 10, this will mean you use ONLY CO2 gas to lower the pH to &.0 to 7.2.

You need a narrow range pH test kit for this. Error towards 7.0 more than 7.2.
2w/gal is good for 90% of what folks want to have.
More light is not better.

For more info on how to get the desired NO3, PO4, etc:

http://www.aquatic-plants.org/articles.html

Regards,
Tom Barr