I am in the process if turning my 29 gallon tank into somewhat high tech tank. I just about have everything for my DIY Co2. I will be ordering my lights next week. So I was thinking about dosing dry fertilizers as well. Can someone point me in the right direction as to what to get and how to do it. I have read some dosing charts online but depending on what site you go to those vary a little. I am just thinking dry would be cheaper in the long run. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks
Its fairly easy to use dry fertilizers. Doing a full line of liquid fertilizers is VERY expensive in the long run on a tank with a high nutrient consumption. Dry fertilizers are only really dry if you use them dry. You can certainly mix them up as solutions no different to liquid fertilizers. As far as how much to dose it depends a little. I would start will just a standard regime that you can find on any planted site. Something like the Estimative index or similar. Then kinda factor in any nutrient parameters that you know, like nitrate. You are free to modify the regime as you see fit as long as you dose traces and macros on different days generally. If your using a standard regime and you get algae or deficiencies don't be afraid to change the amount of certain fertilizers you add. No two water sources are the same, so think of the starting regime as more of mere guidelines. Just take changes slow. I would recommend aquariumfertilzers.com, thats were I get mine and is one of the cheaper places AFAIK.
CSM+B is a trace or micro fertilizer. That package deal will work though weather its a good deal or not I can't say. They certainly give you a pound of the cheaper fertilizers and only a half pound of the more expensive ones ;-) .
You say that package "will work" though reading the post I almost take it as yeah it will work but..... like there is something missing. I looked at the ferts at aquariumfertilizer.com and those seem to be cheaper but which ones do I actually need to get. Does all that just depend on the plant you have and the water you are using? What I am asking is which ones do I start with? Those in that package are the ones I was under the impression to use. Sorry its just about clear as mud to me at the moment.
I have heard to dose those in that package plus trace so that's why I was ask about trace. LoL to many things out there need to know what is actual if that makes sense.
Thanks 1077,
Will this dosing regime work?
50% H20 change-weekly
1/4 Tsp-KN03 3x a week
1/16 Tsp-KH2P04 3x aweek
5ml or 1/16Tsp-Trace 3x a week
Optional
1-2ml-Fe/Iron 3x a week
I am guessing the trace here would be CSM+B?
Yes, this would be good.
EI dosing formulas are not carved in stone, and depending on say fish load,,you may find that KNO3 does not need to be as much, but I would start with the formula above for your tank and observe the plant's.
EI dosing ensures that plant's are not nutrient limited which means they can spend their energy on collecting light,CO2.
Light is fairly easy to control ,CO2 is the most difficult in my view to get right/
Good flow throughout the tank for dispersion through out the tank of CO2, and adjusting the CO2 slowly so as not to gas the fish would be my primary concern.
Thank you Capt Roy at a glance that's has a lot of information. I will have to read through it later.
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