Fert dosing calculator question

[Scaperinc]

Good morning All ,

I have been winging it for last 2 years and found out the hard way fertz are not be messed with specially in high energy tanks.

Trying to use the fertz calculator and no matter which method i choose it gives me 6.3 ml of TNC complete.

I have a super fish 60 heavily planted and soon i will need to up the dose as the plants start to grow in , i have pressurised co2 , chihiros wrgb slim 2 .

Main question is is that 6.3ml daily or weekly , if daily thats alot

2nd question will be what is lean dosing approach i could take, i have red plants and what i have heard so far it deprivation or N will get them where they need to be.

Apologies if this has been discussed before i have tried looking in many discussions and most just go over myhead as in too complicated .

TnC Dosage: 1ml per 10 litres of tank water per week. Dose can be increased to 2 or 3 times per week depending on plant growth, water changes etc.

Lets just say 5ml per week x 3 times 15ml per week / 7 days = 2.14 per day if i am calculating it correctly.

 

[John q]

Main question is is that 6.3ml daily or weekly , if daily thats alot

It's weekly and will add.

Lets just say 5ml per week x 3 times 15ml per week / 7 days = 2.14 per day if i am calculating it correctly.

15ml a week would be approaching, but not quite EI levels of ferts.

2nd question will be what is lean dosing approach i could take, i have red plants and what i have heard so far it deprivation or N will get them where they need to be.

I'll let somebody else explain the lean dosing side of things.

 

[Scaperinc]

It's weekly and will add.
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15ml a week would be approaching, but not quite EI levels of ferts.


I'll let somebody else explain the lean dosing side of things.

Thank you John 2ml a day doesn't sound bad , its just one pump a day. I am doing 1.5 water changes a week and topping up with RO water when needed, for water changes i use tap.

Atm i am doing 2m per day Monday Wednesday and Friday