If you follow EI, then increase the dossage just make sure weekly water change.
hi guys, need some advise on dosing. I am really a noob in that...
My tank size is 55L = 14US Gallons
I am using Seachem line of liquid fert for dosing now.
Following their instructions, i should be dosing (2 times weekly)
N - 0.85ml (2.5ml per 160L)
P - 1.7ml (2.5ml per 80L)
k - 2.2ml (5ml per 125L)
Fe - 1.4ml (5ml per 200L)
when I check my dosing using APC fert calculator, the concentration is
N - 1.06 ppm (10-20)
P - 0.14 ppm (0.50-2)
K - 2.4 ppm (10-20)
Fe - 0.26 ppm (0.1)
All these are way below the recommended values! (except for Fe)
Should I ignore the instructions and increase my dosage? please enlighten me the dosage and frequency if I wish to follow the EI method. thanks!
If you follow EI, then increase the dossage just make sure weekly water change.
Thanks Shadow for advise
wow, meaning I have dose something like
10ml of N = 12ppm (10-20)
10ml of P = 0.8ppm (0.5-2)
10ml of K = 12.5ppm (10-20)
That's a lot! Any bro here using Seachem as well? Can help verify?
Normally you would use dry fert for EI dosage, however, due to the banning of Potasium Nitrate, you need to use nitrogen as an alternative but that is going to cost you as you already found out. You could, however, use pottasium sulphate for K, that should save you some money
You can also use CaN03 for the N and KH2PO4 for P, I would no recomend K2SO4 since it killing my shrimps, not sure if it is only my experience or other people as well. My guess is the SO4 isn't good for shrimps
Thanks newtank and shadow
I seen KH2PO4 at NA. Any idea where to get CaNO3?
yeah, I heard some stories SO4 not shrimp friendly..
you can still use seachem K or other brand to provide the K and the rest are dry fert.
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I don't think so, the long formula is Ca(NO3)2.4(H20), no potassium
hi unclerobin
thanks, glad that you appreciate my jap hairgrass lawn. I guess we both have chronic disease of itchy fingers, just love to meddle with our tanks...
as the saying goes ' don't fixed it if it ain't broke'. shall heed your advise, need some rope to tie up my hands..
anyway good that i picked up some EI dosing tips here. Can use it for my next tank. Thanks bros!
one last thing... where can I get CaNO3??
[quote=feide;436233]hi unclerobin
thanks, glad that you appreciate my jap hairgrass lawn. I guess we both have chronic disease of itchy fingers, just love to meddle with our tanks...
as the saying goes ' don't fixed it if it ain't broke'. shall heed your advise, need some rope to tie up my hands..
get your OC to scream or ignore you for weeks if you meddle your tank
anyway good that i picked up some EI dosing tips here. Can use it for my next tank. Thanks bros!
one last thing... where can I get CaNO3??[/quote]
ask bro Mark maybe he knows where to get it
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