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i am pretty sure it only contains trace elements so it will depend on what your plans are for the tank, if you wish to add co2 and use high lighting then you will need to add macros as well. You may get away with it if you are aiming for a low tech tank ie low light, no co2 and high fish stock...
I thought the question read (above) "My problem is that the bogwood and plants are suffering form BBA" he then asked about ferts which suggests to me he thought the BBA was a fert related issue, i was trying to make it clear no amount of discussion on ferts will cure the problem he was asking...
Wow you have made a great job of building that tank :clap: and the fish are pretty awesome as well :thumbup:
How much and what type of light do you have over it?
Great start but i would get yourself 1 if not 2 decent diffusers asap, something like these willd do...
750 litres! thats a big old tank, are you using Co2? and can we see a pic please :thumbup:
If you want to go full on EI then i would dose something along the lines of:
KN03 19g
KH2P04 3.7g
MGS04 33g
Trace 2.25g
Dose 3 x a week, dosing the trace on a different day and having one day off...
Just been reading this...
www.barrreport.com/attachments/barr-report-newsletter/92d1136056981-barr-report-newsletter-december-2005-magnesium-barrreportdecember2005.pdf
basically agrees with what we are saying and backs up james finding regarding high GH and no Mg 8)
thanks guys, i'm glad i asked the question now! there's no problem with the GH in my tap water and no apparant problems with deficiancies in my plants, so now i'm not sure what to do :? maybe i'll remove the magnesium sulphate from the dosing regime and let the plants tell me if they like it or...
I have been dosing EI using the excellent NutriCalc recommended by Matt (thanks Matt :D ) without any issues except for some minor hair algae on my vallis but i have noticed that in a lot of EI articles i have read lately there is no mention of Magnesium Sulphate in the dosing regime, why are we...
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