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Seachem flourish & excel dosing
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Hi Stuart
The product(s) you refer to are one and the same. It is called Flourish Excel.
There is another one called Easycarbo which is similar stuff.
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For Easycarbo
Tanks with minimal plants - 1ml per 100 litres
Tanks with fair amount of plants - 1ml per 50 litres
Tanks with large amount of plants - 1ml per 25 litres
For Flourish Excel (reading this off the bottle
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After water change use 5ml per 40l. Then 5ml per 200l daily or every other day. This will depend on your planting density.
Most of us opt for at least a 50% water change on the CO2 injected tanks. However, if you do not bombard the tank with too much light you can get away with 25% per week.
You will only need one or the other, but not both, as they both do the same thing.
Another bonus with both of these products is that they both have good anti algae properties
The product(s) you refer to are one and the same. It is called Flourish Excel.
There is another one called Easycarbo which is similar stuff.
Lifted this from one of our sponsors sites.
For Easycarbo
Tanks with minimal plants - 1ml per 100 litres
Tanks with fair amount of plants - 1ml per 50 litres
Tanks with large amount of plants - 1ml per 25 litres
For Flourish Excel (reading this off the bottle
)After water change use 5ml per 40l. Then 5ml per 200l daily or every other day. This will depend on your planting density.
Most of us opt for at least a 50% water change on the CO2 injected tanks. However, if you do not bombard the tank with too much light you can get away with 25% per week.
Both Flourish Excel and Easycarbo work well. I've used both. Although it does work out dearer than gasSJL said:
You will only need one or the other, but not both, as they both do the same thing.
Another bonus with both of these products is that they both have good anti algae properties
Tom
Member
CeeJay said:
No, Flourish is a Fert like TPN etc. and Flourish Excel is liquid carbon. As CeeJay says there is EasyCarbo which is similar to Excel, and you might find it cheaper (more concentrated too)
Yes it will be fine with a 25% water change. Split the weekly dosage recommendation into daily doses, and increase the dose if you feel you need to. I'm running my low tech puffer Mini M on these ferts at the moment, alongside FloraBase substrate.
Tom
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Antipofish
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Tom said:
+1 to confirm the difference. Flourish is a nutrient and Flourish Excel is liquid carbon.
Hi all
Apologies to Stuart. I've only ever used the Flourish Excel
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Midnight . 7 hours is all they get off me. It keeps the trimming down 
It's another reason we can turn our gas off two hours before lights out. The plants are cruising by this stage with less demand for CO2 and ferts and they are usually pearling like crazy by this time.
Sorry for my misunderstandingAntipofish said:
Apologies to Stuart. I've only ever used the Flourish Excel Dose whenever it suits you. It won't make any difference. I chuck mine in before I go to work at 6am and my lights don't come on till 5pm. Been running like this for the last 3 yearsSJL said:
.It is better to have a continuous lighting period. This is because when the plants wake up (at lights on) they use a lot of their energy cranking up their production and absorbing CO2 and ferts. You turn the lights off half way through the day and the plant thinks its bedtime. When you turn the lights back on it all starts again. Much more stressful for the plant. I'm not saying your way is 'wrong', it's just better for the plants, that's all. If you do this for evening viewing, just make the lights come on later in the day. Mine are on at 5pm and off atSJL said:
Midnight
. 7 hours is all they get off me. It keeps the trimming down It's another reason we can turn our gas off two hours before lights out. The plants are cruising by this stage with less demand for CO2 and ferts and they are usually pearling like crazy by this time.
