andyseatrout
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- 5 Dec 2010
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Hi All,
My head is about to explode having read far too many articles and posts about EI dosing; I am concerned about solubility issues, how many ppm of potassium comes from the potassium nitrate and how many comes from the potassium phosphate, how many grams 1/16th of a teaspoon equates to - you name it, I am now totally confused by it!
I have just converted my ex-reef aquarium into a planted tank and I am due to take delivery of the plants next Thursday. I am sorted with lighting (anything from 2 to 6 x 80W T5's - I am most likely going to start with and stick to 4), CO2 injection (5Kg FE fed through an in line atomiser - for the short term) and flow (a 5000lph eheim sump return pump and a Tunze 6045 powerhead of 4500lph) and I have fitted cover glass and sealed up the sump, but I am currently totally stumped with EI dosing. :?
The total volume of the tank and sump I estimate to be 600 litres. I have a 4 pump dosing unit, so the ability to automatically dose 4 different solutions independently and 4 x 5 litre bottles. It appears that the most suitable method of dosing would be to dose the macro nutrients on three alternate days, with the micro nutrients on the days in between, followed by two rest days and then a 50% water change (based on Clive's article).
I would really appreciate it if someone could produce me an idiot's guide that I could follow to get me started with this as I just appear to be chasing my tail here!
I don't even know how much of the dry ingredients to order and I need to do this really soon .....
Many thanks in anticipation
My head is about to explode having read far too many articles and posts about EI dosing; I am concerned about solubility issues, how many ppm of potassium comes from the potassium nitrate and how many comes from the potassium phosphate, how many grams 1/16th of a teaspoon equates to - you name it, I am now totally confused by it!
I have just converted my ex-reef aquarium into a planted tank and I am due to take delivery of the plants next Thursday. I am sorted with lighting (anything from 2 to 6 x 80W T5's - I am most likely going to start with and stick to 4), CO2 injection (5Kg FE fed through an in line atomiser - for the short term) and flow (a 5000lph eheim sump return pump and a Tunze 6045 powerhead of 4500lph) and I have fitted cover glass and sealed up the sump, but I am currently totally stumped with EI dosing. :?
The total volume of the tank and sump I estimate to be 600 litres. I have a 4 pump dosing unit, so the ability to automatically dose 4 different solutions independently and 4 x 5 litre bottles. It appears that the most suitable method of dosing would be to dose the macro nutrients on three alternate days, with the micro nutrients on the days in between, followed by two rest days and then a 50% water change (based on Clive's article).
I would really appreciate it if someone could produce me an idiot's guide that I could follow to get me started with this as I just appear to be chasing my tail here!
I don't even know how much of the dry ingredients to order and I need to do this really soon .....
Many thanks in anticipation