Over time, you can get good at this but most do not do this critical approach. It's not for the newbie.
It's something to play with and burn yourself a few times(and most do) till you get a good feel for it.
Adding more causes no issue for me when done correctly and is a much easier target for most to hit.
I think many folks that did the just enough approach came from the school of thought that assumed that more would cause algae.
That is clearly not true.
But.........if you are use to doing a habit that works well, changing it makes little sense.
But for a new person or if there is something you cannot put your finger on and you want to rule out something, going after the max levels can help.
More than either method, the important fact is that the algae is not dependent on NO3, PO4 Fe etc as previously assumed.
This allows far more approaches to be tried and less issues with algae and more focus on plant health and growth.
No matter what your method, it's nice not to deal with algae at all.
Regards,
Tom Barr |