Flourish Trace == CSM+B

[Gilles]

Hey there,

Anybody can confirm if Flourish (and/or Flourish Trace) equals CSM+B? I've read that you need to dose 1 - 1.5 times the dosage of CSM+B to get thesame traces...

But it still is a hell of a lot cheaper!

Regards,
Gilles

 

[Tug]

Decide for yourself - a little like comparing apples and oranges. Make a stock solution with X amounts of CSM+B added to 250mL of water for an equivalent W/W%.
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/traces.htm
http://calc.petalphile.com/
http://www.fishfriend.com/fertfriend.html

 

[Left C]

Don't waste your money on the product actually named Flourish Trace. It is spring water or something like that. It is very dilute. You can use the FertFriend calculator that Tug mentioned to calculate what you will be adding on a regular dose.

Here are the contents of Flourish Trace:
Guaranteed Analysis

• Boron (B) 0.0028%
• Cobalt (Co) 0.00003%
• Copper Cu) 0.0032%
• 0.0032% Soluble Copper (Cu)
• Manganese (Mn) 0.085%
• 0.0085%Soluble Manganese(Mn)
• Molybdenum (Mo) 0.0003%
• Zinc (Zn) 0.0169%
• 0.0169% Soluble Zinc (Zn)
• Rubidium (Rh) 0.000008%
• Nickel (Ni) 0.000003%
• Vanadium (V) 0.000002%