bigmatt
Member
Hey all,
Firstly - really sorry if this answer is already posted somewhere on the thread - i haven't had time to review all the topics and i'm abou to run out of TPN+!!!
I'd like to start dosing EI (or a variation thereof) on my 54l tank. I don't expect anyone to work the numbers out for me (i'm not THAT cheeky) but if anyone has them to hand...(or maybe i am that cheeky...)
Rather than dosing every other day i'd prefer to dose dry salts on a daily basis directly into the tank, combining the trace mix (which i'll be getting from AE) with the dry powders. I'm hoping to mix up a big batch of the powders and then just dose a daily amount, so hopefully my wife can dose for me more simply when i'm away with work.
I was going to nick the numbers from here
http://theplantedtank.co.uk/EI.htm
And (having just worked it out) the numbers are pretty tiny - effectively adding half a teaspoon of combined powders per week. I was therefore thinking of mixing up a batch (actual numbers are unimportant but a ratio of 4KNO3:1KH2PO4:1Trace), then seperating off half a teaspoon of the pre-mixed powders per week into an airtight container and just dosing a pinch per day. Clearly this is not a very "measured" approach, but i'm taking the "estimative" bit to heart!
Does anyone have experience of using this "Dry TPN+" approach, and is it viable?
As always, many, many thanks for taking the time to look,
Matt
Firstly - really sorry if this answer is already posted somewhere on the thread - i haven't had time to review all the topics and i'm abou to run out of TPN+!!!
I'd like to start dosing EI (or a variation thereof) on my 54l tank. I don't expect anyone to work the numbers out for me (i'm not THAT cheeky) but if anyone has them to hand...(or maybe i am that cheeky...)
Rather than dosing every other day i'd prefer to dose dry salts on a daily basis directly into the tank, combining the trace mix (which i'll be getting from AE) with the dry powders. I'm hoping to mix up a big batch of the powders and then just dose a daily amount, so hopefully my wife can dose for me more simply when i'm away with work.
I was going to nick the numbers from here
http://theplantedtank.co.uk/EI.htm
And (having just worked it out) the numbers are pretty tiny - effectively adding half a teaspoon of combined powders per week. I was therefore thinking of mixing up a batch (actual numbers are unimportant but a ratio of 4KNO3:1KH2PO4:1Trace), then seperating off half a teaspoon of the pre-mixed powders per week into an airtight container and just dosing a pinch per day. Clearly this is not a very "measured" approach, but i'm taking the "estimative" bit to heart!
Does anyone have experience of using this "Dry TPN+" approach, and is it viable?
As always, many, many thanks for taking the time to look,
Matt