Flourish Excel Question!!

[pleechford]

Hey guys, so I dose my planted 10g with flourish. Would it be wise to get some excel as well to dose along side with regular flourish??

 

[Fdsh5]

I dose excel every other day and flourish once a week after my water changes. No excel in my two tanks with hornwort though. Last time I used it the hornwort looked like it exploded

 

[aqua_chem]

You need to dose excel every day. After 24 hours, there's barely any left in the tank.

 

[pleechford]

Okay I just purchased some at my LFS. I have a 10g pretty heavy planted tank. How much should I put in each day? I followed the directions for the first dose but should I keep following the dosage recommended? The reason I ask is because I figure the heavier planted tank the more carbon is used I guess?

 

[aqua_chem]

I would just follow the directions. If you think you need more (ie algae, etc), then dose more then. I would assume that the dosages on the bottle assume a decently planted tank.

 

[jetajockey]

Definitely dose according to the directions, excel in high doses becomes an effective algaecide but will also kill plants, inverts and fish if you go overboard.

 

[pleechford]

Okay sounds good to me!!

 

[ashleynicole]

Can I ask another question about Excel? Does it matter if it is dosed in the morning when lights first come on or at night when lights are about to go out?

 

[Blue Thumb]

Just don't overdose as says on bottle it will kill your fish.

 

[jetajockey]

It's best to dose excel first thing when the lights come on since that's when the plants will utilize it best.

 

[ashleynicole]

It's best to dose excel first thing when the lights come on since that's when the plants will utilize it best.

That's what I assumed, thanks.

 

[aqua_chem]

It also has a half life of about 12 hours, so if you dose at night, it will have mostly decayed by the next day, whereas if you dose it when the lights first come on, it will be at full strength during your photoperiod.

 

[ashleynicole]

It also has a half life of about 12 hours, so if you dose at night, it will have mostly decayed by the next day, whereas if you dose it when the lights first come on, it will be at full strength during your photoperiod.

Yeah, its just that I leave the house early and my daughter has a 5 gallon planted betta tank in her room. She is 4 years old and I don't want to wake her. So her tank usually gets dosed when I come home which is usually only an hour before she goes to bed. I work 12 hour shifts 4 days a week. So the other 3 days her tank gets dosed in the morning or mid-day.