Liquid Carbon Dosing - Should/how Do I Cut Back Dosage?

[Alm0stAwesome]

Hello my fishy friends!

I started dosing liquid carbon (flourish excel) about a week ago. It's working a treat at sorting my staghorn problem and it's all turning red and dying off now. The only problem is that I think I'm seeing signs of melt in my giant vallis. I love this plant and would be distraught if it died on me! Plus I ended up having to pull it all up and replant last night (long story) so I think it'll be feeling a bit delicate. It was growing an insane amount before I added the FE (as I discovered several new, large plants when I pulled it up last night). I've been dosing 4.5ml a day in my Rio180.

Do you have any recommendations for me in regards to either lowering the dose or stopping alltogether, with the latter probably not being an option since I got the staghorn in the first place

Edit: I don't know if it's worth mentioning but at the same time I started the carbon I upped my TPN+ dose from 3ml/day to 9ml/day. Also, flow is very good in this tank.

 

[SO19Firearms]

Rock beats scissors, liquid carbon melts vallis. Lowering the dosage may reduce the visible effects, but I still don't think it would love you for it....

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

That is not what I wanted to hear! Thanks for your input though

 

[ian]

I used it a it's directed dose with Vallis and had no problems.

 

[Peter C]

Hello my fishy friends!

I started dosing liquid carbon (flourish excel) about a week ago. It's working a treat at sorting my staghorn problem and it's all turning red and dying off now. The only problem is that I think I'm seeing signs of melt in my giant vallis. I love this plant and would be distraught if it died on me! Plus I ended up having to pull it all up and replant last night (long story) so I think it'll be feeling a bit delicate. It was growing an insane amount before I added the FE (as I discovered several new, large plants when I pulled it up last night). I've been dosing 4.5ml a day in my Rio180.

Do you have any recommendations for me in regards to either lowering the dose or stopping alltogether, with the latter probably not being an option since I got the staghorn in the first place

Edit: I don't know if it's worth mentioning but at the same time I started the carbon I upped my TPN+ dose from 3ml/day to 9ml/day. Also, flow is very good in this tank.

Lol

Any joy with the other escapees?

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Oh man Peter, check the last update in my journal, they will not escape!

thank ian, yeah stu has as well, should I just wait it out?