Hi all,
I'd probably swap the potassium sulphate for potassium nitrate (KNO3) as the mix is low in nitrogen. You also need a phosphorus (P) source, as you don't have one at present.
If you look at the sticky for EI and "James' planted tank - all in one solution" http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/allinone.htm they will tell you where you can buy the fertilisers to make up the equivalent fertilisers much cheaper.
The easiest way of working out the ppm of each nutrient supplied to the aquarium is to initially convert the percentages into ppm.
1% = 1 in 100, (100 = 10 to the power 2, a million = 10 to the power 6) so 1% = 10,000 ppm (10 to the power 4), also parts per million (ppm) is the same as milligrams per litre.
You also have the dilution rate to take into account, "10ml in 100 litre".
10ml in a litre (1000ml) is 1 in a 100 so the dilution rate is 1 in 100 x 100 = 1 in 10,000
So as an example Mg = 10%, so 100,000ppm, which is diluted 1 in 10,000 giving 10ppm in the aquarium water.
cheers Darrel
I'd probably swap the potassium sulphate for potassium nitrate (KNO3) as the mix is low in nitrogen. You also need a phosphorus (P) source, as you don't have one at present.
If you look at the sticky for EI and "James' planted tank - all in one solution" http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/allinone.htm they will tell you where you can buy the fertilisers to make up the equivalent fertilisers much cheaper.
The easiest way of working out the ppm of each nutrient supplied to the aquarium is to initially convert the percentages into ppm.
1% = 1 in 100, (100 = 10 to the power 2, a million = 10 to the power 6) so 1% = 10,000 ppm (10 to the power 4), also parts per million (ppm) is the same as milligrams per litre.
You also have the dilution rate to take into account, "10ml in 100 litre".
10ml in a litre (1000ml) is 1 in a 100 so the dilution rate is 1 in 100 x 100 = 1 in 10,000
So as an example Mg = 10%, so 100,000ppm, which is diluted 1 in 10,000 giving 10ppm in the aquarium water.
cheers Darrel