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Originally Posted by Fishgovno
Sorry but this a 2 part question:
1-What is a good GH for multi type planted tank?
2-Where do I find a proper dosing guide for the EI method?
The reason I ask is if I use chuck's planted page his fert calculator is missing the other various chemicals that can be used and if I use the APD fertilator it seems more leaning towards the PPS method and also seems like some of the numbers are not the same as Chuck's site.
The other issue is when mixing trace mix with 500ml ro water how many ML of trace mix do you use for a 100G tank (every second day)?
If possible please give example for EI method on a 100G tank
Using KNO3,fleet enema and CSM+B also adding magnesium (epson salt) and calcium chloride.
Thank you.
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I like a GH of 3-9.
If you have soft water, 2-3 is fine.
I tend to add about 1-2 degrees extra in most any tap water.
There's a few articles on EI that show the list of dosing examples, you can scale them up.
For a 100 gal tank with good CO2, decent lighting:
I'd add:
GH booster, 2 degrees worth after a 50-70% weekly water change
Dose 3x a week depending on lighting:
1 teaspoon KNO3
1/4 teaspoon KH2PO4 maybe a tad less
Traces, I'd add about 20 mls, I'd use Tropica master grow personally in place of the CMS
Greg will be selling a new dry mix fert this summer after I'm done testing it.
It combines a few things that are best from TMG and Flourish and adds a few other things as well that are lacking in both products.
The ratios of nutrients in the trace are based on dry weight ratios from about 30 aquatic plant species. I'm not aware if anyone has ever done an exhaustive study on that issue, I know I have writing about every essential element.
It'll be about 50$ lb but will make 50 liter's worth, vs TMG at 69.99$ plus shipping for 8-10lb of water vs the 1 lb shipping cost.
So it's about 10-20X cheaper than either the SeaChem or TMG brands and is more effective over the typical KH values encountered in the hobby.
Regards,
Tom Barr