ferts in med light, full planted low tech tank,

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ranjohns

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I'm new to ferts and would like to feedback on my plan to use Seachem ferts for a 29 gal, well planted in Seachem Flourite, 1 55W CF lamp (AHSupply) HOB 300 g/hr filter, pH 7.2, nearing end of fishless cycle:

Every 2 weeks

~ ¼ teaspoon of Seachem’s Flourish
~ ⅛ teaspoon of Potassium (K2O)
~ ⅛ teaspoon of Nitrogen that contains K20. Should I not use the more more potent Potassium?
a dash of Phosphate P2O5 which, also, contains a small % of K20
15 ml (3 tsp) of Excel initially; 4ml (.8 tsp) thereafter (every 2 weeks)

Does this sound about right?

Thanks,

Randy

Here is Seachem's lists of contents for each of their products I want to use:

Flourish
Total Nitrogen 0.07%
Available Phosphate ( P2O5) 0.01%
Soluble Potash 0.37%
Calcium (Ca) 0.14%
Magnesium (Mg) 0.11%
Sulfur (S) 0.2773%
Boron (B) 0.009%
Chlorine (Cl) 1.15%
Cobalt (Co) 0.0004%
Copper (Cu) 0.0001%
Iron (Fe) 0.32%
Manganese (Mn) 0.0118%
Molybdenum (Mo) 0.0009%
Sodium (Na) 0.13%
Zinc (Zn) 0.0007%

Potassium
Soluble Potassium (K2O) 5.8%

Nitrogen
Total Nitrogen (N) 1.5%
Soluble Potash (K2O) 2%

Phosphate
Total Phosphate (P2O5) 0.3%
Soluble Potash (K2O) 0.2%