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An autofeeder with some ferts in salt form would suffice. Failing that, put a week and a halfs worth in :P

Citric acid I think.

If your dosing EI, then no, more nitrogen isn't necessary. Iron may be if you've a lot of plants that are Iron heavy (red) plants?

Could you not have just PM'd Mick.dk on here :lol:

Why not purchase a glass U bend? Flo Reverto U Shape Small Glass CO2 Tube Connector

Great. I would imagine that will help the OP no end. As well as re-highlight which chemicals it was, I forgot :lol: Thanks very much, N

So Clive, Would you advise for or against having a pre dosed with both macro and micro RO top up system? Would the mix be okay? Or would macro only be better with a manual dosing of micro?

And it's called absorbic acid BTW.

Yeah you can get preservatives to preserve in bottle. Don't know how they would work out watered down in a top up container.

Macros is daily yes and Micros normally every 2-3 days. so you could do Micros twice weekly?

But you could put your macro mix into the Top up water and dose the micros via peristaltic or manually by powder or solution..?

Apparently, something happens to the Iron in the Micro mix when in the same solution as the macro. I think it makes iron unavailable to the plants for uptake. So, going on that, your plants will have an Iron shortage. I'm no professor, but one of the 'Pros' will be able to tell you exactly...

You could use a peristaltic pump for fertilisers? As some do on here. You look to know your reef scene well, so you'll be a whizz ;)

I think darrel stated that the dry powders have a half shelf life of a 100000000000000 years, so cant be too bad :P

No difference at all except in concentration and cost. ADA is a weak mix that costs the earth in comparison to EI.

Hey, sorry to barge in on your thread. But I thought this was relevant and wanted people to see it. Clive, having just bought some extremely nice red plants. Some of them Are shooting green already(only added tues). I have some chelated Iron 13.2%, what quantity (per ei mix as instructed on...

Just watch the video. Bartash ( or Carl) has done an absolutely fantastic job & fool proof display of how to mix your own. And dosage per 50L. Just give it a go, whats the worst that could happen?

Oops, I forgot to actually answer the question :lol:

Quick tip, save money by going for this: Aquarium Plant Food UK - EI Starter pack If your unsure of what to do with it exactly, then - And Estimative Index Dosing Article - by Clive(Ceg4048)

Hey mike, I am no scientist, in fact far from it in the role of a bench joiner, but glut should be dosed as close to lights on time as possible (allowing for circulation round tank before lights), as it only has a 'life' of 12 hours I believe. As for mixing with nutrients, I don't think it...

Re: Waterlife Sea Green - does it have a purpose for trop fr Just reading about it, think its the opposite of what you desire. You need nitrates in Fresh water for plant growth. Won't work. Sure someone with more know how will explain in flys fart detail.

Definitely the way to go mate. And, bast4rd forgot to dose this morning. Micro day so will hopefully be alright :(

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Nah bang em in.

Re: Ferts & Shrimp The amount of copper in ferts is so small, that unless massively overdosed will have no effect on them. :)

Think tad = 1/4 Pinch = 1/12 Dash = 1/32 And smidgen = 1/64 All are fractions of a Teaspoon. Someone please clarify?

Nah, I think there fractions of a teaspoon. Can't remember the exact now. You should get some, APFUK sell them, You can get them on eBay too.

Just pour it down the sink.. And order an EI starter from aquarium plant food. That's what a lot of us use, and it offers both good results and are possibly 1/10 more cheaper than dosing with branded liquid Fertilisers. All you do is mix teaspoons of powders together with water and shake. If...

Haha! Thanks clive :D Keep overloading my head with your unrivalled amount of planted tank knowledge! I need it & maybe, just maybe, one day I may understand most of it :lol: :thumbup:

Oiii thats me and my bird :lol:

Go easy on Easycarbo if your keeping shrimp, some don't like the taste of it :)

Whenever mate, ideally before lights on.

Just dose 0.5ml of each daily?

You can get them in 250ml which has a 10ml one, or 500ml with a 20ml one. Im sure thats what my TPN+ and TPN are at home mate.

Or buy a syringe? Good for all round dosing including accurate Easy carbo? I have a few :)

That was heavy..!

What spec scales - Weighing EL chems As sure as bears sh*t in the woods. I have seen him post this response as well as his 'co2 response' in numerous threads. All equate to the same thing, Ei dosing is not accurate, just an overload. So aslong as theres always a readily available nutrient...

Np buddy :thumbup: Update*** All seems well in tank, Decided to up it to a standard dose of 1ml/ day. CRS look alright, which was a concern for me. Even the tiny babies :) Hc cuba carpet is looking nice & pearling well :D Regards

CRS baby in Center :) Only low grade though.

Im a Carpenter/Bench Joiner by trade, so I should be able to do it to a high(ish! :P) standard. Ive dosed half a squirt (.5ml hopefully ha) of Greenbrighty & Brighty K yesterday & today. Things looking well. I have been browsing some of your photos in complete admiration of your work, forgive...

Again thanks Viktor, Well, I recieved my ADA Goodies today, dosed half dose on bottle and all seems to be good after a few hours. Off topic, Viktor, I saw a picture which I believe was one of yours from a home build ADA cabinet setup, Did you make this into a Journal by any chance? If it was...

Thanks viktorlantos! This pleases me, I assumed they would be fine in small doses. Would you recommend building up dosing regimes? like for 1 week do quarter dose? then half, then full? surely to slowly increase nitrates at this rate would be beneficial to the CRS? Would you also advise to use...

Thanks for your reply Ceejay, I would have imagined they were, Im fairly new to planted tanks so dont know much about fert mixing :) I know theres plenty on here and I Need to get my reading head on. Im gonna take it steady, and learn along the way! Regards

Well, as nobody has replied, I thought I would test it for myself :shifty: Ive ordered 1 x 500ml ADA Brighty K & 1 x 500ml ADA Green Brighty step 1 from TGM. (ouch!) :jawdrop Anyway will be dosing in extremely small amounts and gradually building up. Will keep updated on here. Regards

Hello, Im newly recruited to this Forum. I run an ADA Mini M + Solar M (27w) & a Fluval Ebi (bit of a contrast!) 2 x Fluval PCL 11w (so 22w). Ebi is running at 2bbps and i plan on adding co2 to the ADA shortly. Im basically wanting to enquire about the use of such Ferts as ADA Bright Step 1 &...