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When you take out the rocks substrate etc how much water is actually in a 30l tank probably not a lot really. So I'd dose with that in mind if it was my tank. If i was dosing 2 drops ECA per day I would probably do water changes every few days as a precaution, watching things closly is obviously...

I dose 3x10ppm KNO3 and about 4ppm PO4 per week also dose Tropica plant nuitrition 5ml per 50 litre 3x per week, this is for a highlight tank.

Nice link there, postage rates very reasonable as well if you live outside the UK. I will put a couple of orders in I think.

I'd say most are using EI method DIY ferts thats what I use personally. For trace I use Tropica plant nutrition although I'm sure the DIY stuff is fine as well. All the moneybags are probably full ADA range etc 8) :lol: more of a ghetto scaper myself :D

Yes I used this method but then grew bored with it because things grew very very slowly even in a highlight tank, so I reverted back to EI method. JamesC's formula with the added PO4 is a much better formula IMO. Add some extra PO4 and the method does work. In the time I used it (6-9 months or...

In case you didn't spot it down the end of that last link he gives another link to his new improved Eudrakon N formula and his reasons why, only launched a few days ago 13/12/08. http://www.drak.de/en/products/fertilizer/eudrakon-n.html

I don't know the answer. Here's a link to a german seller that uses ammonium/urea compounds in fertiliser solution for planted tanks, you are probably aware of this already James, posting it anyway just in case it may add something to the discussion...

Well its good the tank is now clear Andy, thats more important than the bba, you have the basic problems sorted out now anyway, the bba is more of a nuisance tbh you just need to be persistent with it and within a couple of weeks it should come good. Each day I would remove any traces of it...

I have a low(ish) light CO2 injected tank running here for about 6 months maybe longer, 150L 1.8WPG, I run the lights for 9 hours per day and the tank does fine at that, you could do 7 hours low and 2 hours highlight if you wanted and I'd say that would be plenty to keep it running good...

Andy the reactor needs good flow going through it to work properly, this is the key to its success really. Making it smaller would still require good flow for it to work properly so no real advantage gained there. A 700lph filter wouldn't cut it I'm afraid, the Tetratec 1200 seems to have enough...

How are you dissolving the CO2 Andy, reactor or diffuser? I have had more success with reactors on tanks that size myself, the glass diffusers get bunged up pretty quick IME, personally I gave up on dropcheckers, use as an indicator only. I would start to dose 4ml of carbo plus daily, very hard...

I know someone who blamed shrimp deaths on it in a planted tank, but I have never used it myself so I couldn't say. Has anyone else ever heard of this with profito?

link works ok for me, the title of the thread is EI daily methods or PMDD + PO4, posted by plantbrain AKA Tom Barr You will need to dose something I would reckon, what will the plants live on? You could also try Tropica plant nutrition+, this is an all in one dosing solution without the...

Ok thanks for the input guys. Thats very interesting James, so basically each 5ml dose gives me 6ppm no3 and 0.4ppm po4, very similar to pps or pmdd formula as you say I didn't realise it would be that close. The E123 probably is just a colouring agent, the liquid itself is green in colour so...

Well someone is bound to ask this at some stage so I may as well be first. I want to know the what is in Tropica plant nutrition +, what is the actual makeup in ppm terms of N and P in particular. Here's what they have on the instruction leaflet that comes with each purchase, for someone non...

I don't think its worth the extra cost tbh, cant say I ever noticed any difference between TPN and what I currently use CSM+B and I have both. Won't be buying it again. I will probably use the Tom Barr magic bean powder if it ever hits the streets.

Tom Barr is bringing out a new trace mix which should be very interesting, actually he's bringing out a selection of new powdered trace mixes in the next while , he says these will be on par with TPN if not better, and personally I wouldn't doubt him. Should save us all quite a bit of money...