dosing 5.5g

[ir0n_ma1den]

How does this sound for dosing a 5.5g tank:

KNO3....1/32 tsp
KH2PO4.... 1/64 tsp
K2SO4.... 1/64 tsp
MgSO4.... 1/32 tsp

CSM+B.... 1/32 tsp

specs:

27w fluorescent (hampton bay light)
eco-complete
Flourish excel for CO2 ( how much should I dose?)

Flora:
HC
Micro sword
crypts

Some pics:

thanks

 

[ir0n_ma1den]

anyone?

I feel like if I could easily overdose with this small of a tank.

 

[Philosophos]

Mix your self up some liquid ferts; It offers more standardized dosing. Be sure to add a little excel or HCL to the CSM+B though.

-Philosophos

 

[Biollante]

Batches?

Hi,

How are the Tiger Lotus’ doing?

I would double the KNO3 and MgSO4. Particularly the Micro sword will likely want more iron (CSM+B) when it gets moving along.
For macros:
• KNO3 ………..1/16 teaspoon
• KH2PO4……..1/64 teaspoon
• K2SO4…………1/32 teaspoon
• MgSO4………..1/16 teaspoon

For trace:
• CSM+B……….1/32 teaspoon
At each big water change I would use about 2 ml of Excel then something less then I ml, like .5 -.75 ml with the CSM+B, you end up dosing Excel four rather than three times a week. This works only as long as you are doing 50% water changes each week.

As long as you are doing weekly 50 % water changes, I don’t think you have much to fear from overdosing. With a 5 gallon tank anything seems wonky a big water change ought not to be that big of a deal.

As Philosophos says, mix up batches at a time.

If this tank is in the same location, it is easy enough to mix up batches and dose both tanks. I can’t remember if you were using Excel with the 29 gallon tank.

Either way I’ll be happy to help with calculating batches. I make mine up a month (actually 4 weeks) so I’m always dosing 1 ml per gallon.

Biollante

 

[deucebiggss]

What's in the baggy

 

[nipat]

Substrate too thin ?

 

[Biollante]

IronMaiden, Baggy, Oh Please

Substrate depth might be a little thin but doesn’t look to bad.

You know he is gonna ‘claim’ plants came in the baggy, but we know the lights, the fertz all have ‘other’ growing purposes… well, for medicinal purposes only, of course.

Biollante