I've decided to give this a try and it arrived this morning (thanks Jim and Graeme). The fact that it should be positioned on the hood is the first minor hurdle, because I don't have one. So, I'm going to place it on the lighting frame and gaffa tape it on.
Please would someone help me figure out the dosing though?
The reservoir holds 70mls.
You can have (I think - am still playing with it) up to 4 dosing events per day - each of which can provide 2 x 0.5 ml - so 4ml per day (The destructions say that it doses between 0.5 and 1ml per time, but I've tested it several times and it's only given my 0.5 each time)
I'm only going to use this whilst I'm on holiday. It might also get used when I'm assigned to work away from home - usually Mon-Fri as my partner like to look at the tank, but his interest stops there.
The things I'm struggling with are;
Should I use it to dose macros or micros?
What concentrations would I need (at 4mls per day, I could run it for 17 days. I'll be away for 8 days for this holiday)
The tank is 155l - I use EI dosing. I've recently increased the dosing a little because my C02 is quite high and I've noticed the plants aren't looking as healthy since I increased it.
Potassium Nitrate - 1/2 tsp 3 times per week
Mono Potassium Phosphate - 1/8 tsp 3 times per week
Magnesium (the ratio of magnesium to calcium is very low in the tap water) - 1/8 tsp 3 times per week
Trace Elements mix - 1/4 tsp 3 times per week
I dose the first 3 together and the trace on a alternate days.
I have high GH from the tap, so I've never bothered with a booster.
The doses I list are all approximate and I'm probably doing it all wrong - so please be gentle
When I go away, I'll cut my lighting period to 5 hours and my C02 to 4 hours.
Please would someone help me figure out the dosing though?
The reservoir holds 70mls.
You can have (I think - am still playing with it) up to 4 dosing events per day - each of which can provide 2 x 0.5 ml - so 4ml per day (The destructions say that it doses between 0.5 and 1ml per time, but I've tested it several times and it's only given my 0.5 each time)
I'm only going to use this whilst I'm on holiday. It might also get used when I'm assigned to work away from home - usually Mon-Fri as my partner like to look at the tank, but his interest stops there.
The things I'm struggling with are;
Should I use it to dose macros or micros?
What concentrations would I need (at 4mls per day, I could run it for 17 days. I'll be away for 8 days for this holiday)
The tank is 155l - I use EI dosing. I've recently increased the dosing a little because my C02 is quite high and I've noticed the plants aren't looking as healthy since I increased it.
Potassium Nitrate - 1/2 tsp 3 times per week
Mono Potassium Phosphate - 1/8 tsp 3 times per week
Magnesium (the ratio of magnesium to calcium is very low in the tap water) - 1/8 tsp 3 times per week
Trace Elements mix - 1/4 tsp 3 times per week
I dose the first 3 together and the trace on a alternate days.
I have high GH from the tap, so I've never bothered with a booster.
The doses I list are all approximate and I'm probably doing it all wrong - so please be gentle
When I go away, I'll cut my lighting period to 5 hours and my C02 to 4 hours.