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Cavan Allen · 03-12-2007, 08:08 PM

I currently add a 3:2 N to P formulation and it seems to be going well so far. That may be a tad much but it doesn't hurt anything either. I see a little bit of haystack but if I back off just a little it will go away; that algae is a useful indicator for exactly how much P you need.

03-12-2007, 08:08 PM	#25 (permalink)
Cavan Allen Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD - USA Posts: 4,067 iTrader Ratings: 40 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 136735	I currently add a 3:2 N to P formulation and it seems to be going well so far. That may be a tad much but it doesn't hurt anything either. I see a little bit of haystack but if I back off just a little it will go away; that algae is a useful indicator for exactly how much P you need.