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This is just a calculator based on Seachem's recommended dosing plan. It really makes the math easy. Seachem's dosing chart is a bugger to work with if you have to calculate your dosing by hand. Actually, it is a weak system compared to some dosing plans. We have to remember that Seachem had these products out before many of us were purchasing dry ferts.

We normally add N, P, K and Trace Nutrients like Seachem's Flourish, Tropica's Plant Nutrition liquid, CSM+B etc. Some add extra Fe or Flourish Iron. Some add GH Booster or Equilibrium and some add Baking Soda or Alkaline Buffer. Seachem's Flourish Trace is the one that is mostly water and can be omitted as mentioned above.

Please don't get Seachem's Flourish Trace mixed up with their Flourish. Flourish is very useful.

pjb9166

Will having carbon in the filter remove the carbon based properties of Excel

Newt

Yes.
Most people dont use carbon in their planted tank. If everything is running well and fish population not too big then all is well. Water changes are more important.

pjb9166

So i should take out my carbon out of the filter. I use it to clear up the water and remove odor.
When my baby tear died off my tank was bad.

Newt

I would say once the tank is balanced (cycled, nutrients stable, etc) then remove the carbon.
A healthy tank will not smell.

pjb9166

Understood. I just didnt want the carbon to absorb my F. Excel.

Thanh

The dosing chart somewhat made life easier , I finally figured out how much I have to dose per week. Can you add all the amount up together and dose it all at once then water change on day 7 and repeat? I know this is a lazy question but my working schedule is messed up, sometimes I am away 3 to 4 days, that's the reason why I am askiing this, thank you kindly! By the way my tank is low tech tank about 1.8-2.0 wpg, no co2 should I dose the recommended amount or little more than recommended, thanks again.

barbarossa4122

Just in case some folks don't know about this , I am posting a link from Wet , who's one of the best in the business.

http://glut.petalphile.com/ Wet's glutaraldehyde calculator
http://calc.petalphile.com/ Yet Another Nutrient Calculator

laqu

THANK YOU!

first i was only using flourish and wondering why my red plants were only 'sort of red'

second i JUST (as in yesterday) added carbon to my "big" 6 gallon tank (plants are growing like weeds and I thought i was supposed to have it (the 'cartridge had it) and i removed the cartridge

third ... i have measurements written on bottles all over the place with sharpie and sometimes they smudge and then i have to recalc everything -- way easier