Balling, randy's recipe, microbe lift basic, or others?

[fr3n0z]

Hi guys, i have a nano 13g net tank, and i have bought for cheap a dosing pump (jebao 3.4).

I would like to explore a bit the balling worls. On the cheap side.... Do you advice to go with Randy's recipe or is it worth to spend a 10/20€ extra to have the extra oligoelement, stuff for colors ,etc..

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[Dan_P]

Hi guys, i have a nano 13g net tank, and i have bought for cheap a dosing pump (jebao 3.4).

I would like to explore a bit the balling worls. On the cheap side.... Do you advice to go with Randy's recipe or is it worth to spend a 10/20€ extra to have the extra oligoelement, stuff for colors ,etc..

or

Has the tank been running long? How are the inhabitants doing?

 

[fr3n0z]

Has the tank been running long? How are the inhabitants doing?

tank is new, it started in june and populated in august. Inhabitants are doing just fine, not many, 2 clown, 1 amboniensis, 5 snails, 1 quadricolor. PArameters are all ok a part from low no3 (that i am dosing to 10ppm with sodium nitrate) and po4 that even if i am dosing them with sodium phosphate they are still low), i have a chaeto reactor and the chaeto is growing fine aswell. I know that i probably don't need to dose but i wanted to try and i am going away 3 weeks at the end of october and no one can come (unless for a emergency...like shutting down power), i would like to get as automated as possible with the budget i have (a apex is waaaaaaaay out of budget). I do have a ATO and all the smart plug possible along with 2 camera one pointed at thermometer and phmeter and one pointed at display, a doser is just the next thing i've tought could be helpfull). BTW i've bought the products in second photo, is just as randy's recipe but all ready and weighted with extra the "oligoelement" i'm in france and quite few people told me 3 part products are good and the price is as a diy recipe. At the moment i am testing the tank for the 3 weeks vacation, other than doing test i've stopped the WC, pulled out the filter floss. Running only reactor, skimmer and bag of carbon. if all is good i will not start dosing until i get back from holiday

 

[Dan_P]

tank is new, it started in june and populated in august. Inhabitants are doing just fine, not many, 2 clown, 1 amboniensis, 5 snails, 1 quadricolor. PArameters are all ok a part from low no3 (that i am dosing to 10ppm with sodium nitrate) and po4 that even if i am dosing them with sodium phosphate they are still low), i have a chaeto reactor and the chaeto is growing fine aswell. I know that i probably don't need to dose but i wanted to try and i am going away 3 weeks at the end of october and no one can come (unless for a emergency...like shutting down power), i would like to get as automated as possible with the budget i have (a apex is waaaaaaaay out of budget). I do have a ATO and all the smart plug possible along with 2 camera one pointed at thermometer and phmeter and one pointed at display, a doser is just the next thing i've tought could be helpfull). BTW i've bought the products in second photo, is just as randy's recipe but all ready and weighted with extra the "oligoelement" i'm in france and quite few people told me 3 part products are good and the price is as a diy recipe. At the moment i am testing the tank for the 3 weeks vacation, other than doing test i've stopped the WC, pulled out the filter floss. Running only reactor, skimmer and bag of carbon. if all is good i will not start dosing until i get back from holiday

You have quite a nice aquarium. Have a great holiday!