m_attt
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Hi,
was hoping for a confirmation on some calculations if anyone has a spare few moments, as it would be much appreciated.
I have been reading alot on this site and the articles and would like to try with dry ferts as it seams the better option and the results if peoples tanks look amazing.
in the article on this site about EI where it has the values for a 20 us gallon tank it says divide your gallons by 20 to get the number to multiply the does by, mine is ~50 gallons (rio 180) so works out at 2.5,
so then i guess i take the monthly amount and multiply by 2.5
giving
2 1/4 tsb KnO3 * 2.5 = ~6tsp
3/4 tsb KH2PO4 * 2.5 = ~2tsp
6 tsb MgSO4 * 2.5 = ~15 tsp
then mix with 600ml water, is this because it divides 50ml over 12 doses to make things easier?
then
1/2 tsb CSM+B * 2.5 = ~1.5 tsb
then again is it mixed with 200ml to make dividing by 8 doses easier as comes to 25ml?
so does that look about right?
then does this negate the use for additives like leaf zone and do i continue to dose easycarbo as normal?
dont currently have any co2 injection, but will be sorting in next few weeks when can afford a regulator
many thanks in advance
Matt
was hoping for a confirmation on some calculations if anyone has a spare few moments, as it would be much appreciated.
I have been reading alot on this site and the articles and would like to try with dry ferts as it seams the better option and the results if peoples tanks look amazing.
in the article on this site about EI where it has the values for a 20 us gallon tank it says divide your gallons by 20 to get the number to multiply the does by, mine is ~50 gallons (rio 180) so works out at 2.5,
so then i guess i take the monthly amount and multiply by 2.5
giving
2 1/4 tsb KnO3 * 2.5 = ~6tsp
3/4 tsb KH2PO4 * 2.5 = ~2tsp
6 tsb MgSO4 * 2.5 = ~15 tsp
then mix with 600ml water, is this because it divides 50ml over 12 doses to make things easier?
then
1/2 tsb CSM+B * 2.5 = ~1.5 tsb
then again is it mixed with 200ml to make dividing by 8 doses easier as comes to 25ml?
so does that look about right?
then does this negate the use for additives like leaf zone and do i continue to dose easycarbo as normal?
dont currently have any co2 injection, but will be sorting in next few weeks when can afford a regulator
many thanks in advance
Matt