gcodrutv
Member
Hi,
During years I was a big fan of EI dosing method and high light/high energy tanks, but the work involved maintaining the tank was too much for me and also never got a algae free tank. Always had massive issues with GDA and BBA.
Now I have decided to take a different approach and after rescaping the tank I want to clone the APT 1 solution. Seems to be a much leaner dosing regime and will suits better to my needs.
The ingredients listed on the product are:
- Potassium sulphate (CMC1 CAS n°7778-80-5)
- Potassium chloride (CMC1 CAS n°7447-40-7)
- Magnesium sulphate (CMC1 CAS n°7487-88-9)
Using IFC Fert Calculator will give me the following:
- Aquarium volume: 300l
- Dosing container: 450ml
- Daily dosing: 20ml
- Potassium sulphate - 35.96g
- Magnesium sulphate - 21.53g
Each daily dose will add:
K - 2.28
Mg - 0.3
Because I don't have Potassium chloride, I set the calculator to use 100% Potassium sulfate.
Will this case any issues with too much sulfate ?
Current regime:
Water change 30-40% every week, 100% RO + re-mineral.
No3 - 5-7ppm
Po4 - 1.5-2ppm
Fe - 0.05ppm
Dosing:
10ml of Easy Carbo via dosing pump + 15ml fogging - need to eradicate some BBA introduced from another tank + leftovers from previous setup.
4ml Profito ever day.
Co2 - drop checker very light green to yellow.
Filtration 2x Oase Biomaster 850 with a combined flow of 3100l/h
Tanks is more on the heavy stocked side with not too many plants.
18 rummy nose tetra
16 cardinal tetra
10 cherry barb
3 bristle nose pleco
3 golden gouramy
uncounted army of malaysian trumpet snails .
Plants,
Anubias barteri on wood
Hygrophila pinnatifida - not doing so well
Cyperus helferi
Microsorum pteropus
Pogostemon helferi
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'
During years I was a big fan of EI dosing method and high light/high energy tanks, but the work involved maintaining the tank was too much for me and also never got a algae free tank. Always had massive issues with GDA and BBA.
Now I have decided to take a different approach and after rescaping the tank I want to clone the APT 1 solution. Seems to be a much leaner dosing regime and will suits better to my needs.
The ingredients listed on the product are:
- Potassium sulphate (CMC1 CAS n°7778-80-5)
- Potassium chloride (CMC1 CAS n°7447-40-7)
- Magnesium sulphate (CMC1 CAS n°7487-88-9)
Using IFC Fert Calculator will give me the following:
- Aquarium volume: 300l
- Dosing container: 450ml
- Daily dosing: 20ml
- Potassium sulphate - 35.96g
- Magnesium sulphate - 21.53g
Each daily dose will add:
K - 2.28
Mg - 0.3
Because I don't have Potassium chloride, I set the calculator to use 100% Potassium sulfate.
Will this case any issues with too much sulfate ?
Current regime:
Water change 30-40% every week, 100% RO + re-mineral.
No3 - 5-7ppm
Po4 - 1.5-2ppm
Fe - 0.05ppm
Dosing:
10ml of Easy Carbo via dosing pump + 15ml fogging - need to eradicate some BBA introduced from another tank + leftovers from previous setup.
4ml Profito ever day.
Co2 - drop checker very light green to yellow.
Filtration 2x Oase Biomaster 850 with a combined flow of 3100l/h
Tanks is more on the heavy stocked side with not too many plants.
18 rummy nose tetra
16 cardinal tetra
10 cherry barb
3 bristle nose pleco
3 golden gouramy
uncounted army of malaysian trumpet snails .
Plants,
Anubias barteri on wood
Hygrophila pinnatifida - not doing so well
Cyperus helferi
Microsorum pteropus
Pogostemon helferi
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'