Starting Out With Ei

[nry]

I think I am putting off trying EI but I just need to go for it and see what happens!

Am I correct in assuming that I should continue to use Flourish and Flourish Trace, using Flourish Trace (at the recommended dose) for the 'Trace' part of EI?

 

[nry]

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

 

[JamesC]

I'm not 100% sure what Flourish Trace contains but I'd guess it'd be OK, but normally people just use the standard Flourish. No need to add both as Flourish is just Flourish Trace but with some extra compounds. The dosing guide on the bottle is a general guide for low light level tanks. Take a look at the pinned EI guide as this will tell you exactly how much to use for your size tank.

HTH
James

 

[nry]

Hmm, the ingredients list for both products don't match as far as I recall, Trace has things in that aren't in Flourish.

Given the pricing I'm tempted to ditch both (and use them in my low light 5-gallon) and go for pure EI, £15 of powder will last me for years...saying that 0.3ml per day of Flourish would also last me years in a 15-gallon!

 

[nry]

Just thought, given I work in a school, I may aswell ask our Science dept. if they can get any of the powders....is there any possible difference between powders to be concerned about?

 

[JamesC]

No, should be the same as what you buy.

James

 

[Miss Wiggle]

Just thought, given I work in a school, I may aswell ask our Science dept. if they can get any of the powders....is there any possible difference between powders to be concerned about?

ha ha i just mis-read that and thought you said you were at school not that you worked in one.

given that some of the EI chemicals can be used for making explosives i just had a really funny mental picture of a kid going to they're school science lab asking for it. they'd have a fit!