Dosing EI while on Holiday?

[Lee Sweeting]

Hi! I'm just about to go away for a few days (4) and i was wondering how to go about dosing my tank in that period. Should i add 4 days worth of ferts before i go, or should i not dose at all, while i'm away?

I'm really not sure what i should be doing so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Lee.

 

[Michael W]

Could you entrust someone to come over and dose for you? Perhaps place the mixture of the EI either pre-made or dry salts in 4 containers with labels with the days it should be used.

 

[Lee Sweeting]

Hi Michael, thanks for the response. I don't really have anyone local who could do that for me, thats the problem. I don't really want to miss dosing either. Not sure what to do? I may have to invest in a dosing pump for the future.

 

[ian_m]

For 5 days I just dosed a bit extra before I went. Left CO2 and ligths as weas. I have an automatic fish feeder so fish were not bothered. All fine when I got back.

I built a dual peristaltic dosing pump for when I went away for 3 weeks.

 

[Lee Sweeting]

Thanks Ian, i might just dose double the macro and micro, the day before, and on the day i leave. Hopefully that will help!? I think a dosing pump is a great idea, i'll look into maybe buying one when i get back. Thanks again.

 

[roadmaster]

I am wondering out loud,,surely these high energy tank's that use EI,and higher light level's can go four or five day's without any fertz?
I mean if you dialed back the CO2 a bit and perhap's light duration?
Are they running this close to the edge, that any missed dose would result in???
I know from expierience that low tech (at least mine),,can easily go a week without dosing the approx 1/3 EI that they currently recieve.
Welcome any thought's