Fert Dosing Questions

[uorme99]

Hello to all Bros/Sis,

I have some questions regarding the fert dosing that i should follow. i used to have a jungly two feet planted setup before i change to an all fissidens moss tank. Before i continue i would like to state the ferts that i have - LushGro, that i bought from NA previously. The dosing measures (beside the ferts names) was the one i had followed previously.

Powder forms:

1. Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate - KH2PO4 - P - 1/16 teaspoon
2. Potassium Nitrate - KN03 - N - 1/4 teaspoon
3. Potassium Sulphate - K2S04 - K - 1/16 teaspoon

Liquids:

4. Micros Liquid - contains: Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Mo - 5 ml


Please take a look at the pic that i've attached. This is the tank that i have now and thus i had modified my fert regime but i would like to know if i am doing the right thing.

Tank condition:

Light: T5 48W on for 8hrs
Co2: 1 bubble per sec
Substrate: Ada Amazonia
Fuval Cannister Filter

Firstly, when i am still having my old setup, i would mix the three powder form fert together into a water bottle. (Let me explain,since two of the powder ferts need 1/16 each, i would put in one teaspoon of it into the bottle whereas for the 1/4 portion i would add four teaspoons. Then the bottle i would devide into 16 portions - mark with lines from the outside, thus everyweek i only pour in one portion of it.)

My current dosing:

I did read up and i understand that moss requires more macros compared to the P, N and K thus i still dose the same amount for my macros - 5ml per week. I still use the water bottle of 16 portions (stated above) but this time instead of a portion each week i would just add in 5ml of it. i have been doing that since the very beginning of my fissidens tank setup but is it sufficient? i do find some hair algea at some parts of the tank (mostly the uppermost) but my yamato would help to clear it. Need inputs from all. Thank you for reading my post. Have a great day/nite!

Regards,
Jumali

[wasabi8888]

I did read up and i understand that moss requires more macros compared to the P, N and K thus i still dose the same amount for my macros - 5ml per week. I still use the water bottle of 16 portions (stated above) but this time instead of a portion each week i would just add in 5ml of it.
Regards,
Jumali

Hi Jumali

I do not understand what you meant by 5 ml versus 1/16 of the bottle.. how big is the bottle?

[uorme99]

Hi Jumali

I do not understand what you meant by 5 ml versus 1/16 of the bottle.. how big is the bottle?

Hi wasabi8888,

Thanks for asking. i forget to state earlier. it is 500ml bottle. Pics attached:

[zenscape]

Jumali, great tank of fissidens.

For N,P, K, why don't you check out Chuck's calculator to be more accurate with EI method? (the irony is that EI is supposed to be an estimate) There is an entry for targetted ppm for each mineral, follow by your tank volume and container size. For eg, for 600ml of water, the calculator will give you the grams of N, P, K to add to the container, given your tank volume and targetted ppm, and then how many ml of the solution to achieve the desirable ppm. Use separate container for each mineral and estimate how many ml for each pump (its about 5ml).

[uorme99]

Jumali, great tank of fissidens.

For N,P, K, why don't you check out Chuck's calculator to be more accurate with EI method? (the irony is that EI is supposed to be an estimate) There is an entry for targetted ppm for each mineral, follow by your tank volume and container size. For eg, for 600ml of water, the calculator will give you the grams of N, P, K to add to the container, given your tank volume and targetted ppm, and then how many ml of the solution to achieve the desirable ppm. Use separate container for each mineral and estimate how many ml for each pump (its about 5ml).

Thank you zenscape, i've already downloaded the calculator. Thank you for the good advice. have a great weekend.

[ScottTCS]

Hi to All

Just join this forum. Keen to find out what fertilizer my aquatic plant needs. I kept reading buy fertilizer from NA but can someone tell me where is NA & what does NA stands for? i know where is 328 but not Na. Can someone enlighten me.