Too Much Money

[Rlon35]

I live in Florida. I order my Seachem products through the net. I add floursh, f. excel, f. potassium, f. iron, equilibrium, and a calcium suplement on a regular basis. I don't wast my time, or money, with trace, nitrogen or phophates. Still, this schedule is getting expensive. I run out of excel very quickly, and I always place an order for excel and one or two of the other products every month or so. Is there an easier method to fertilize in the U.S.? The flourish products are just too darn expensive. I now have pressurized co2, but I still add excel every day. Do I need to be doing this?

 

[Phage]

Why not use dry ferts?

 

[Rlon35]

Why not use dry ferts?

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Not exactly what to use, whether or not I still need a liquid carbon source, or how to order such in the States.

 

[aaronnorth]

dose KNO3, KH2PO4 and trace elements (CSM+B). You dont have to use FeSO4 as it is probably not necassary, although there is no harm in adding it.

Sunday - 50% water change. Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Monday - Add traces
Tuesday - Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Wednesday - Add traces
Thursday - Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Friday - Add traces
Saturday - Rest day

you can add the levels you are currently dosing if everything is fine Here are the mixtures.

Potassium Nitrate - 40g to 500ml of water and adding 10ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 5ppm.
Potassium Phosphate - 15g to 500ml of water and adding 5ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 1ppm.
trace - 5g to 100ml and dose 8ml per 100litres




http/www.aquariumfertilizer.com/

 

[Rlon35]

dose KNO3, KH2PO4 and trace elements (CSM+B). You dont have to use FeSO4 as it is probably not necassary, although there is no harm in adding it.

Sunday - 50% water change. Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Monday - Add traces
Tuesday - Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Wednesday - Add traces
Thursday - Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Friday - Add traces
Saturday - Rest day

you can add the levels you are currently dosing if everything is fine Here are the mixtures.

Potassium Nitrate - 40g to 500ml of water and adding 10ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 5ppm.
Potassium Phosphate - 15g to 500ml of water and adding 5ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 1ppm.
trace - 5g to 100ml and dose 8ml per 100litres^^^^^^^^^^


Hey Aaron...great info,,,, as per what I reserched on the site, could I just dose this premix daily, supplmenting with liquid calcium (snails) and a liquid carbon source? - PMDD Pre-Mix
PMDD Pre-Mix 1 lb contains 1 part each of Potassium Nitrate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Plantex CSM+B.

 

[aaronnorth]

dose KNO3, KH2PO4 and trace elements (CSM+B). You dont have to use FeSO4 as it is probably not necassary, although there is no harm in adding it.

Sunday - 50% water change. Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Monday - Add traces
Tuesday - Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Wednesday - Add traces
Thursday - Add KNO3, KH2PO4, FeSO4
Friday - Add traces
Saturday - Rest day

you can add the levels you are currently dosing if everything is fine Here are the mixtures.

Potassium Nitrate - 40g to 500ml of water and adding 10ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 5ppm.
Potassium Phosphate - 15g to 500ml of water and adding 5ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 1ppm.
trace - 5g to 100ml and dose 8ml per 100litres^^^^^^^^^^


Hey Aaron...great info,,,, as per what I reserched on the site, could I just dose this premix daily, supplmenting with liquid calcium (snails) and a liquid carbon source? - PMDD Pre-Mix
PMDD Pre-Mix 1 lb contains 1 part each of Potassium Nitrate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Plantex CSM+B.

which site did you get that info off?
i am not sure how much 1 part is.
thanks.

 

[Rlon35]

PMDD Pre-Mix 1 lb contains 1 part each of Potassium Nitrate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Plantex CSM+B.[/b][/quote]
which site did you get that info off?
i am not sure how much 1 part is.
thanks.
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http/www.aquariumfertilizer.com/

 

[aaronnorth]

i presume they are the same as on here, so yes, it will be fine, you dont have as much control over it as you do with buying your own though.
http/www.theplantedtank.co.uk/PMDD.htm