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Originally Posted by LilLou  Left C
According to my calculations, and I remember reading it somewhere here
NO3 is dosed at 2 ppm per day
K is dosed at 2.7 ppm per day
PO4 is dosed at .2 ppm per day
MG is dosed at .2 ppm per day |
Thank you very much LilLou!
I started on the calculations, but I quit when I found this thread:
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Originally Posted by Bert H ...---is there a table posted somewhere which shows how much of each given macro you're adding per ml?... |
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Originally Posted by Edward ...One dose adds 1ppm NO3, 0.1 ppm PO4, 1.33 ppm K, 0.1 ppm Mg, 0.1 ppm Fe(TE). Recommended dose 1 ml / 10 gallon aquarium before lights go on... |
I wonder why there is a 2X difference between these amounts?
When I just did my calculations, I figured them based on the 171 grams of solute (the macros) placed in a 1 L container and enough solvent (H20) was added to bring the total volume of the solution (macro mix) up to 1 L? The H20 amount would then be 829 grams or 829 ml.
I just plugged them in the fertilator. I used 37850 L for my water volume and the mix amounts in grams from the directions:
Macro Solution
In 1 liter bottle:
59 grams K2SO4 (Potassium Sulfate)
65 grams KNO3 (Potassium Nitrate)
6 grams KH2PO4 (Mono Potassium Phosphate)
41 grams MgSO4 (Magnesium Sulfate)
Fill with distilled water and shake well. Let sit overnight.
This is what I got:
NO3 is dosed at 1.05 ppm per day
K is dosed at 1.41 ppm per day
PO4 is dosed at 0.11 ppm per day
Mg is dosed at 0.11 ppm per day
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Originally Posted by LilLou As far as pH, KH, GH, & Ca I don't know where the ideals should fall for these
I would assume the ranges you mentioned are okay. |
Sounds good.
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Originally Posted by LilLou Now my question is with larger fish (namely Discus in my case) should we lower the amount of NO3 we are adding to the water? Or a least be testing weekly to check on the levels till we get everything perfect?
Lou |
I think that I would be testing the aquarium parameters on a regular basis with very good quality test kits with delicate and expensive fish like Discus.