Traffic66 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Tried looking, couldn't find a straight answer... but what's the difference between a lo-tech tank and a hi-tech tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) A high tech tank will have CO2, ph controller etc. A low tech tank won't. I would think that both can ghost fertilizers though. hi text tanks will have higher lighting as well as nutrient demands. Edited January 2, 2014 by Jayba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 A low tech tank is good for someone on a budget. A high tech tank is for someone who wants to put a lot of money into a glass box lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 a high tech tank involves test kits, thermometers, added chemicals,etc. A low tech tank uses the temperature finger(hmm...feels like about 75 degrees) and visual inspection(yup, they're all still alive and look there's more of them.....) I'm a big fan of the latter.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 but what's the difference between a lo-tech tank and a hi-tech tank? $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traffic66 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 so unless I have a huge budget I should just stay lo-tech? Maybe I'll look into a flourish regime.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Are we talking planted tank, here? You can have a lush tank in a "low tech" set up - check out my journal and I'd call all of my set ups "low tech". The highest tech I have is compressed CO2 and a light on a timer. If you want "high tech", think controlers and dosers. I use a spoon to dose dry ferts, which keeps costs way lower than the Flourish line. I use plain sand, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traffic66 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes, a planted tank. Understocked (12 guppies, 3 bn plecos and snails) 55 gallon with play sand substrate. Just currently running a beamswork LED until my Finnex planted+ gets in, a fluval 305, airstone etc. no dosing just weekly water changes. I just want better fuller growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 If you want plants to get big and beautiful, you have to do what you do for your fish - good food and clean water. If you're adding a Finnex, then you'll need to supliment Carbon somehow - pick up some Metricide if you're not going to go CO2. Otherwise, you could be fighting algae really soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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