I have been using the Tropica like stuff some some time.
The matrix has basically a similar mix as Tropica's for 75% of the product and little less of certain traces, more of others.

I can get an extract formulation as Tropica if I want, but I think for many legal reasons, that it needs to be different and can be improved upon as well.
I'm not a copy cat.

Adding some other items to it is only going to improve things.
So part theory, part practical usage.
We have all used SeaChem, and TMG, so a blend of both is not going to be much different than our own experiences, adding some extra stuff for one, less on another will only tweak the product more.

CMS is long way from TMG or SeaChem.

Regards,
Tom Barr
I need to have it made, use it for awhile to say otherwise.


Regards,
Tom Barr

I've been meaning to try Tropica, but I think I'll just wait for this stuff to be sold by Aquarium plant food.

Dear Tom,
I am trying to seek for a local source of iron gluconate, but here in Brazil is a bit hard to find any (at least, a pure one).
I have found Iron in association with other quelators, and I would like to hear your opinion about them: Fumarate, Glicinate and Sacarate.
Regards,
Livio

Those are fairly weak, naqmely used in vitamins etc.

Regards, Tom Barr

Yes, it the kind that is used in food supplements

So, you mean that they are unsuitable for aquarium plants?

Not, maybe, they break off and end up like preciptating out of solution.

You can add rust or FeSO4 as well in that case.

Regards,
Tom Barr

Any updates on the mix Tom? I am almost out of Flourish and was going to get some TMG (or should it be TPN now?) If your mix will be out soon (within a month), I'll just order yours.

I'm taking my time here, but have other things like work(2 jobs), school/research so it's not going to be done till the end of the month, then I have to make it at a larger scale and then ship to Alan for retail sale.

That latter part will not take but about a week or so. I want to test it and Traces take longer than any other fert testing to gauge.

Regards,
Tom Barr

The timing sounds just about right for me. I’m putting together a 60cm tank but the rest of the equipment I ordered won’t arrive until next week. With my schedule it should be up and running by the end of the month.

That would be the perfect time to order the Micromix Matrix.

Good Luck Tom, hope everything goes well.

Dan

Me too^... I am starting up my dream tank in the next couple weeks (240g) and I have a 500ml bottle of TPN right now.... dont think it will last very long lol!