Well. You all are getting very entertaining!
Thanks for the ideas. I should have been more clear; the issue is when I have my arms in the tank for maintenance. I can mitigate not spilling it on me while dosing but not when I'm "wading".
I can manage a DIY setup, especially since I won't have to change the other routines (thanks Mebbid). Do I also not have to worry about watching ph, drop checkers, etc with the DIY (I presume it puts out less co2 than other systems)?
A friend does have a co2 setup I could have. Unsure how complete it is. He got it with a 40 gallon breeder setup and some high power light, I'm just not up for a ton of plant growth.
I have read Walstads book and a lot of the "response" to her theories on Barr Report.
I'd like to go with the method you find sort of buried on this page ... A little bit of a few dry ferts (it's not EI or PPS or whatever), and the "and with excel you can double the fert dose".
I have swords I really like that just can't deal without a carbon supplement.
But some of this does follow a line of thought I'll introduce on another thread ...
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