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  1. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Ha yeah might as well will be even cheaper in the long run ;)
  2. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Cool, I best get some ordered then :)
  3. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Wow just worked out the costs for what I would need to buy to dose ferts this way for a year. Would cost me £21.99 for all the ingredients which works out at >£13.78 per year. Which compared to my current method which works out at £61.36 per year is a huge saving. Do I need to worry about any...
  4. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    he he, I plan to stick it to my storage bottles.
  5. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/allinone.htm
  6. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Ah right, yes that makes sense now. As always, your a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for your help ;)
  7. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Yeah I have thought about just using dry salts but my long term plan is to automate dosing using a peristaltic pump similar to what ian_m has recently set up. That way dosing ferts isn't an issue when I go away.
  8. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Heh, read that page a couple of times now and didn't notice the line above the recipe. So anyway, if I've got it right now it will just be a case of mixing the amounts in number 3 and dosing 20ml a day. Simple as that?
  9. spill50

    Switching Ferts

    Hi all, Firstly I'll apologise if these things have been covered before and for my ignorance in these matters. I currently use APFs All in One solution which has been great as all I have to do is mix with water and dose daily. For my new tank I'm considering switching over to mixing my own All...
  10. spill50

    Peristaltic Pump Dosing?

    Yeah, I'm talking about the other end. So you've got your power cable going into the box, what happens then? Live and neutral wires soldered to connection points on the motor?
  11. spill50

    Peristaltic Pump Dosing?

    Sorry if I'm being dim, so you just wire up the mains cable straight to the motor? No circuit required in between? I'm doing everything else DIY on my new tank so why stop with a pump ;P
  12. spill50

    Peristaltic Pump Dosing?

    How are you powering them? I looked at the Williamson pumps a couple of weeks ago. Figured I should figure out how to power them before shelling out the cash. ;)
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