madlan
Member
Hi All,
I'm starting to plan my dosing regime in preparation for my new setup. Could you check my chemicals and measurements are ok below?
My tank volume is 323 litres, and hi-tech (4x T5 (54w) with Co2 (via an AM1000))
Dosing will be automated from a single solution via a Williamson dosing pump that I’ve measured to 2ml a minute consistently.
My shopping list is:
Potassium nitrate
Potassium sulphate
mono potassium phosphate
Magnesium sulphate
Trace Elements
Ascorbic Acid
Potassium Sorbate
Are these all required? Anything else I should be adding? The water is quite hard here so not sure if that negates the MgSO4?
My tap water is:
pH 7.2
GH 340 mg/L (ppm)
KH 260 mg/L (ppm)
Based on my understanding of LondonDragons thread and using NutriCalc I believe I need to dose these amounts daily:
KNO3 (Potassium nitrate) = (5.3x35x3)/7 = 79.5g
K2S04 (Potassium sulphate) = (2.4x35x3)/7 = 36g
KH2PO4 (mono potassium phosphate) = (1.5x35x3)/7 = 22.5g
MgSO4 (Magnesium sulphate) = (13.8x35x3)/7 = 207g
Trace = (1x35x3)/7 = 15g
How much Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate will I need?
I’m stuck on what volume of water I need to dissolve the above in and how many minutes to set the timer for (based on 2ml a minute), if anyone could advise?
I'm starting to plan my dosing regime in preparation for my new setup. Could you check my chemicals and measurements are ok below?
My tank volume is 323 litres, and hi-tech (4x T5 (54w) with Co2 (via an AM1000))
Dosing will be automated from a single solution via a Williamson dosing pump that I’ve measured to 2ml a minute consistently.
My shopping list is:
Potassium nitrate
Potassium sulphate
mono potassium phosphate
Magnesium sulphate
Trace Elements
Ascorbic Acid
Potassium Sorbate
Are these all required? Anything else I should be adding? The water is quite hard here so not sure if that negates the MgSO4?
My tap water is:
pH 7.2
GH 340 mg/L (ppm)
KH 260 mg/L (ppm)
Based on my understanding of LondonDragons thread and using NutriCalc I believe I need to dose these amounts daily:
KNO3 (Potassium nitrate) = (5.3x35x3)/7 = 79.5g
K2S04 (Potassium sulphate) = (2.4x35x3)/7 = 36g
KH2PO4 (mono potassium phosphate) = (1.5x35x3)/7 = 22.5g
MgSO4 (Magnesium sulphate) = (13.8x35x3)/7 = 207g
Trace = (1x35x3)/7 = 15g
How much Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate will I need?
I’m stuck on what volume of water I need to dissolve the above in and how many minutes to set the timer for (based on 2ml a minute), if anyone could advise?