Wookii
Member
I have been advised when mixing larger batches of pre-mixed EI salts in solution - designed to be used over an extended period of time - to add a 'pinch' of Potassium Sorbate to the mix. As I understand it, Potassium Sorbate is a preservative, and is added to prevent the mix going bad over a longer usage duration.
I plan to mix 1.5 litre batches of micro and macro mixes, which should last around 40 weeks on our new 60 litre aquarium, using an auto-doser to dose 12ml of each, every other day.
What I wanted to check is that adding this Potassium Sorbate is not going to be detrimental to fish, inverts, or the tanks biological system?
I'm assuming not, as a) the person suggesting it surely knows what they are doing, and b) a 'pinch' in 1.5 litres is a very tiny amount relative to 12ml dosage per day and the tank volume. However these things are always worth checking!?
I plan to mix 1.5 litre batches of micro and macro mixes, which should last around 40 weeks on our new 60 litre aquarium, using an auto-doser to dose 12ml of each, every other day.
What I wanted to check is that adding this Potassium Sorbate is not going to be detrimental to fish, inverts, or the tanks biological system?
I'm assuming not, as a) the person suggesting it surely knows what they are doing, and b) a 'pinch' in 1.5 litres is a very tiny amount relative to 12ml dosage per day and the tank volume. However these things are always worth checking!?