Help needed on EI method

[hk75]

My tank measure 4ft x 1.5ft x 2ft
Light T5HO 55w x 7
Co2 ??ppm (Did not check)

Anyone could help me on the amt of dosing for EI method for:

1) KNO3
2) KH2PO4
3) Trace
4) Equilibrium
5) Mircos/Aqua

When could i start cos now is only a wk old? tank Still cycling.

[illumnae]

http://www.barrreport.com/estimative...chy-folks.html

this link should help you out. your tank is approximately 75 gallons, so i'd say the following should apply:

60 – 80 Gallon Aquariums
+/- 3/4 tsp KN03 3x a week
+/- 3/16 tsp KH2P04 3x a week
+/- 1 tsp GH booster once a week (water change only)
+/- ¼ tsp (15ml) Trace 3x a week
50% weekly water change

[PeterGwee]

50% or more water change per week
1 tsp of KNO3 3x a week
1/4 tsp of KH2PO4 3x a week
1 tsp of Seachem Equilibrium only after water change
20ml of Seachem Flourish / PLANT NUTRITION liquid 3x a week
30ppm CO2

Regards,
Peter Gwee

[hk75]

When could i start? Tank is one week old.

[PeterGwee]

Immediately....Just make sure you add lots of plants from the start.

Regards,
Peter Gwee

[hk75]

Thanks alot

Immediately....Just make sure you add lots of plants from the start.

Regards,
Peter Gwee

[hk75]

tsp = teaspoon right?
Seachem Equilibrium = 1 teaspoon after water change.

[PeterGwee]

Yes, tsp = teaspoon...tbsp = tablespoon...

Seachem Equilibrium = 1 teaspoon after water change only

[hk75]

thanks. will start my dosing tmr onwards.

Yes, tsp = teaspoon...tbsp = tablespoon...

Seachem Equilibrium = 1 teaspoon after water change only

[illumnae]

remember to dose the macros and micros on alternate days starting with macros on your 50% water change day

[hk75]

for my tank,
how much to dose for macros and micros?

remember to dose the macros and micros on alternate days starting with macros on your 50% water change day

[illumnae]

macros are KNO3 and KH2PO4...micros are usually commercially bottled, depending on what brand you use.

dosage is as above in posts #2 and #3

[hk75]

Wats the best way to know the co2 level reach 30ppm.
i got 2 ext co2 reactor running (NA and ista type), saw in the forum that at the point where the fish surface the gasp for air, thats the the limit. Yesterday was trying out, both bubble counter was shooting co2 bubble very fast, alot of tiny co2 bubbles were spray out from the outlet, but my fish still alright. Wat happen?

[PeterGwee]

Wats the best way to know the co2 level reach 30ppm.
i got 2 ext co2 reactor running (NA and ista type), saw in the forum that at the point where the fish surface the gasp for air, thats the the limit. Yesterday was trying out, both bubble counter was shooting co2 bubble very fast, alot of tiny co2 bubbles were spray out from the outlet, but my fish still alright. Wat happen?

Use a dropchecker coupled with reference KH solution instead of tank water.

Regards,
Peter Gwee

[hk75]

hi peter,

wat do you mean by using kh solution instead of tank water? am lost.

Use a dropchecker coupled with reference KH solution instead of tank water.

Regards,
Peter Gwee

[PeterGwee]

It is basically sodium bicarbonate + distilled water in a known concentration of say 4dKH and etc. There are retailers online that sell those that are diluted down from higher concentration (lab certified standards) to the range like 4dKH or 5dKH that we use. All we have to do is to add pH reagent to the 4dKH solution and add to the dropchecker. (pH/KH chart can then be used). If you are cheap, you can do the less accurate method of adding sodium bicarbonate to distilled water to obtain 4dKH or 5dKH based on a KH test kit.

Regards,
Peter Gwee