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Fixed, it should work now. All the best, Fab.

Rotalabutterfly.com is having some server issues right now. We are looking into it... I'll report asap! All the best, Fab.

Yes, correct ;) Great! And sorry if I am late here!

Hmm... ok, so, if we assume that, you should be ok. If I were you, I'd make the following experiment: 1. Try to reduce 1/2 of your micro dosing for the next couple of week and see if the situation improves or get worse. 2. If the situation improves, keep the new schedule until your plants are...

Well, it is not clear how much micros are you actually putting in your tank. We'd need a proxy element in ppm such as Fe. For example, do you know how many ppm of Fe you are dosing with 40ml of that stuff?

1tsp of what? CSM+B? Please, let me know...

Micro dosing could easily become toxic to fish and plants if you dose more than necessary. How much micros have you added?

May 31, BBA UPDATE: gone. Yes, BBA is gone! Here is what I have done to make it disappear from my tank for the past month: 1. Got back to regular EI schedule by daily alternating macros with micros. Dosing 1/3 less than the recommended EI, just because I perform water change every 2 weeks. 2...

Thanks, very clear.

Does the same apply to other micros besides Fe?

I see... I've never heard about P/Ca either... I do have hard water, so... I will get back to regular EI and let you know guys. Thanks!

Fair enough. I haven't read that, but makes sense. Thank you!

Yes, That's exactly what I know Jose, and that's why I wanted to try to dose micros every day: to lower at minimum the loss of chelator. I always read around about how easily micros can precipitate, etc... But never read about similar issues for macros... My experimental routine was just an...

No worries, I got your concept anyway. Starting this week I will alternate as I did before, but this time I will give twice the amount of micros, because I was too lean before. I will keep you posted on that. It is interesting though how I have never read anywhere about this possible...

Ok, I understand your example Ian, but scenario no. 1 doesn't correspond to my routine no. 1! Because with routine No. 1 (alternating macros with micros), I triple the amount of macros I dump in routine no. 2! Here is routine No. 1 according to my real dosing and to your statements above...

I am so sorry, but I still have an hard time to understand the logic beyond your words, make no sense to me... Take routine 1, if I alternate Po4 with Micros, how can you say that only the 1st day or two reacts with Po4 until Po4 is gone if I dose it any other day? Doesn't make sense... Sorry!

Ian, please, explain me the difference between the following 2 routines and how it is possible that with the second routine that I was trying until now, can happen what you are describing: Routine 1 (alternating dosing EI recommended dose for a 75gl tank): Saturday: 3/4 tsp No3, 1/4 tsp PO4...

Ok folks, I got your point, and I will probably get back to alternating macros with micros by starting the next week, but as I said earlier, I have been doing that for months and the problems were there anyway. I changed to this schedule in desperation, and by reading around that some people...

Sorry, wrong post here.... How do I delete it?

Thank you Jose, I know that post very well, read probably a hundred times, and I have already tried it... As I said before, I am just experimenting with this new schedule (why? Because some issues never went away, don't even with regular EI dosing and weekly WC!), but please, let me understand...

I have dosed alternating macros and micros for the past year, and the journey hasn't been without problems. Some plants stopped growing completely (ie. Java moss) or slowed down growth more than before (Marsilea Minuta), but in the overall it has worked well for all other plants as you can see...

Thank you, but I am using tap water and I am trying to find a fert routine that allows me to perform WC every 2 weeks. Once a week is something I can't handle right now (lack of time!) The amount of Po4 that I "dump" once a week is exactly what you are suggesting to dump every other day: 1/4...

I am sorry, but I still don't understand what's the difference of what I am doing now, I am not dosing macros and micros at the same time. I dose macros on WC day (and it is the EI low-light dose given my the calculator at http://rota.la), and micros on the day after. What's the problem with...

Well, I am not sure to agree with what you are saying... The amount of macros I dose every week corresponds to what I used to dose every 3 days before, and with this schedule macros and micros are actually much more apart than dosing macros more often... Doesn't make sense otherwise. Also, I...

Thanks!

Wow, that's really a huge dump of ferts! Nice to know nothing bad happened! This may be a valid point. I have decided to dose macros just once a week because I have seen they get sustained through the whole week enough to not going under the needed minimum, whereas I decided to dose micros...

Have you tried to increase traces? Another guy had this same issue and by increasing traces worked for him (as it worked for me before!) Starting tomorrow I will try to double traces and see what's gonna happen. I will keep you posted guys. Thanks!

Yes, I am with you EnderUK, I will do that and let you know. In the meantime, here are some pictures of my tank: Here is my Rotala's stunted tips, I hope you can see them: And here is my Althernanthera: As I said, all other plants are growing well despite I have a little of BBA on...

Yes, that's actually what I have done so far (basically I want to keep EI, but with half water changes), but I find myself at the point where I don't know what way take because some of my plants are not giving me clear feedback from which I can take action with confidence... Let me explain, I...

As I wrote in my previous post. Reached very high levels of No3 and P after a few months, and used reference solutions, not colored strips. Why should I takle my light??

If I dose regular EI with water change every 2 weeks, nutrients accumulate badly after a few months, I have tried that and reached over 100ppm NO3 or over 15ppm P after 3-4 months! Even if my plants grow well, why should I waste and pollute water so much? Keep it simple is also from the nature...

Hello everyone, I need advice for a new dosing routine that could better fit my water change schedule which is currently based on a 50% water change every 2 weeks. Unfortunately I can’t currently afford to change water more often than that. I have easily found out the amount of macros I need...