Hi all,
I've used Aquarium Plant Food Standard EI dosing for a number of years and I'm wanting to go leaner for a few reasons. Less water changing per week, less trimming of plants and also seeing if there is a positive effect with certain types of algae I sometimes have. BBA, greenspot and more recently, some filamentous type but I think I triggered this by having a huge trim down and cull of lots of plants in a single hit.
I'd like to keep Co2 running high, just dose fewer ferts. I don't have Excel so can't use the amazing-looking IFC calculator as it doesn't work in Google Sheets or OpenOffice. Tom Barr says we often overcomplicate things so given I've already got EI powders, should I just consider lowering the light intensity slightly and reducing the dosed amount of "EI mix" per day or create a new recipe based on something like PPS-Pro but with my current dry powders which are: Chelated Trace Elements/Magnesium Sulphate/Potassium Nitrate/Potassium Phosphate.
Thanks
I've used Aquarium Plant Food Standard EI dosing for a number of years and I'm wanting to go leaner for a few reasons. Less water changing per week, less trimming of plants and also seeing if there is a positive effect with certain types of algae I sometimes have. BBA, greenspot and more recently, some filamentous type but I think I triggered this by having a huge trim down and cull of lots of plants in a single hit.
I'd like to keep Co2 running high, just dose fewer ferts. I don't have Excel so can't use the amazing-looking IFC calculator as it doesn't work in Google Sheets or OpenOffice. Tom Barr says we often overcomplicate things so given I've already got EI powders, should I just consider lowering the light intensity slightly and reducing the dosed amount of "EI mix" per day or create a new recipe based on something like PPS-Pro but with my current dry powders which are: Chelated Trace Elements/Magnesium Sulphate/Potassium Nitrate/Potassium Phosphate.
Thanks