Pteronarcys
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I am sure people who are new to EI probably ask this stuff all the time.
So I am new and I have been pouring over forums and information to make sure I get the numbers right.
I am going to order 1lb of KNO3, 1lb of KH2PO4, 1lb of Plantex CMS, and 1/2 lb of Chelated Iron.
First question: Do I need to buy K2SO4 to add more potassium or do the above chems provide enough? I am currently using sea chem products to get the macros, trace and iron.
I would like to be able to make up stock solutions in 1L bottles. One for Macros, one for trace, and one for Fe.
I would dose Macros 3 times a week, trace 3 times a week, rest a day and one of those days that I did macros would be after a 50% water change.
I believe I would dose Fe the same days that I did trace to prevent a precipitate forming between iron and phosphate.
Now I have found varying amounts suggested for what to add per dose for my 65 gal aquarium.
What I can tell is 5/8 tsp or 3.8g of KNO3 3x a week. 3/16tsp or 1.4 g of phosphate 3x a week, and 3/16 or 0.97g trace 3x a week. (I still don't know about K2SO4?) I am not sure how to make the Fe solution either.
If I want to make stock solutions in 1L bottles, how much should I put in the bottle per 1L of water?
I have read that people make stock solutions that last them months but then they don't say how many mL they add per dose and what size of take, etc.
I start getting confused when I start adding up the grams of what I would need in say 3 months supply, but then if I mix it in 1L then I have to figure out the amount of mL would be equivalent in a dose.
There has got to be a calculator to help with is or perhaps someone with more experience than me that can assist?
thanks
So I am new and I have been pouring over forums and information to make sure I get the numbers right.
I am going to order 1lb of KNO3, 1lb of KH2PO4, 1lb of Plantex CMS, and 1/2 lb of Chelated Iron.
First question: Do I need to buy K2SO4 to add more potassium or do the above chems provide enough? I am currently using sea chem products to get the macros, trace and iron.
I would like to be able to make up stock solutions in 1L bottles. One for Macros, one for trace, and one for Fe.
I would dose Macros 3 times a week, trace 3 times a week, rest a day and one of those days that I did macros would be after a 50% water change.
I believe I would dose Fe the same days that I did trace to prevent a precipitate forming between iron and phosphate.
Now I have found varying amounts suggested for what to add per dose for my 65 gal aquarium.
What I can tell is 5/8 tsp or 3.8g of KNO3 3x a week. 3/16tsp or 1.4 g of phosphate 3x a week, and 3/16 or 0.97g trace 3x a week. (I still don't know about K2SO4?) I am not sure how to make the Fe solution either.
If I want to make stock solutions in 1L bottles, how much should I put in the bottle per 1L of water?
I have read that people make stock solutions that last them months but then they don't say how many mL they add per dose and what size of take, etc.
I start getting confused when I start adding up the grams of what I would need in say 3 months supply, but then if I mix it in 1L then I have to figure out the amount of mL would be equivalent in a dose.
There has got to be a calculator to help with is or perhaps someone with more experience than me that can assist?
thanks