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Print from: 26/08/2002
Tank no. 1, Main Tank in kitchen.aqx (106 L)

Entry from:01/07/2002
Complete change after sterilisation with Potassium Permanganate. Now fresh rainwater.

Entry from:26/07/2002
2 leaves with algae removed from old plant from old setup

Entry from:27/07/2002
increased co2 to 1 bubble every 2 seconds

Entry from:01/08/2002
Installed new 42" magicglo tube - rainwater a little green

Entry from:09/08/2002
Decreased to 1 bubble every 4 seconds

Entry from:14/08/2002
Top growth from creeping jenny and other trimmed and replanted.] Floating plants thinned. Some algal growth seen on some plants. not spirogyra type, branching.

Entry from:15/08/2002
Rain water containing mosquito larvae. Fertiliser added full strength of 10ml. Algae removed from plant cutting. Some fine pale grey algae on ergia densa

Entry from:19/08/2002
Tubes cleaned - brush in filter box in loft. Filter untouched - vaseline put on joints

Entry from:23/08/2002
real thinning of water wisteria and eloeda densa not kh seems to be very high suddenly! it is either 20 or 6 resisting fertiliser today as algae seems to have increased in top layer . Water top up may be necessary soon


Current watervalues of this tank:
pH=6.4 pH
Temp=28°C
KH=1 dKH
GH=1 dGH
Nitrite=0 mg/l

Calc CO2=11.204mg/l

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