JackBlasto
Aquarium Advice Freak
I use pure RO water (no tap water at all) and add to that water in two 40 gallon trash cans:
Magnesium
Calcium
Discus Trace
Flourish
Outisde of the trash cans I dose the actual tank with
Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)
Mono Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4)
(omitted as my particular substrate provides) Potassium Sulfate (K2SO4)
Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)
CSM +B
QUESTION is am I missing ANYTHING you pro plant people would see as a red flag that would cause me problems down the road?
Because of this I THINK I have ABSOLUTE control of the water content and know EXACTLY what's in there.... I am scared I'm missing something (like iron since it's pure RO BUT I think this is covered when I dose the CSM+B)
I know there are products available that restore RO water but when I'm shaping the water content to be for Discus and want control over softness and also be able to omit things like potassium (because the substrate leeches it) I really feel this is the absolute control freak way of doing things.
Anyway, through 9 months of careful trial and error this is the mix I've come up with that I believe restores the RO water to a good balance but I'd love to hear someone else's opinions.
Magnesium
Calcium
Discus Trace
Flourish
Outisde of the trash cans I dose the actual tank with
Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)
Mono Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4)
(omitted as my particular substrate provides) Potassium Sulfate (K2SO4)
Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)
CSM +B
QUESTION is am I missing ANYTHING you pro plant people would see as a red flag that would cause me problems down the road?
Because of this I THINK I have ABSOLUTE control of the water content and know EXACTLY what's in there.... I am scared I'm missing something (like iron since it's pure RO BUT I think this is covered when I dose the CSM+B)
I know there are products available that restore RO water but when I'm shaping the water content to be for Discus and want control over softness and also be able to omit things like potassium (because the substrate leeches it) I really feel this is the absolute control freak way of doing things.
Anyway, through 9 months of careful trial and error this is the mix I've come up with that I believe restores the RO water to a good balance but I'd love to hear someone else's opinions.