Mixing TPN+ and liquid carbon.

[shawniebrock]

Hi everyone,

Just a thought, is it possible to mix TPN+ and liquid carbon together in one bottle or would effect the balance of the either chemical :? .

I dose both daily @ 2.5 ml each, but was wondering if I could mix the two together and dose 5ml from one bottle?

Just trying to make things easier as I am usually quite bleary eyed when I dose the tank before leaving for work.

Cheers everyone .

Shawn.

 

[Themuleous]

I don't know if they can be mixed, but probably best not to risk it I would think. Also, if you get a bigger tank or find that over the longer term you need to up either of the ferts because of a deficiency, you'll be stuck

Just a thought.

Sam

 

[shawniebrock]

Thanks, Sam

Think you are right, better safe than sorry.

Cheers.

 

[Whitebeam]

I pre-mix ferts at the start of the week into 30ml medical sample pots with the date labelled onto them.

Sun, Tue & Thur get my dry macros and 2ml liquid carbon + water to make up to about 25ml.
Mon, Wed & Fri get 3ml TPN, Epsom salts, 2ml Flourish Iron and 2ml liquid carbon + water to make up to 25ml.
Sat gets 2ml liquid carbon + water to make up to 25ml.

All I have to do at oh-my-god-o'clock (04:30 today) in the morning is dump the contents of the pot with the correct label into the tank and then stumble off to work.

All seems to be well in the pre-mixed pots over the course of a week - indeed I was told when thinking of doing this that mixing liquid carbon into batch mixed liquids was a standard way of stopping them going green/going off.

Peter

 

[Mortis]

I think liquid carbon affects the iron in ferts if Im not mistaken

 

[shawniebrock]

Thanks guys,
The fertz I use come in a bottle that you squeeze in order to get the right measurement in a chamber.
I've started measusing them out the evening before and then I just need to tip them into the tank in the morning.

Nice n easy

Shawn

 

[Whitebeam]

I was advised to mix the carbon with the traces/macros here:

http://www.barrreport.com/showthrea...acros-or-traces-with-liquid-carbon?highlight=

I only got one reply and that from a non-guru, but have a read and make your own mind up.

Peter