Naw its not complicated at all, probably easier if you have a couple of tanks on the go because you dose them all the same solution, 1ml per every 10 gallons, you just have 2 solutions on the go, a trace mix (CSM tropica whatever you like) and a Macro mix, thats it, so in this tank I dose 4ml of the macro mix each day and 4ml of the trace mix each day, in my case im using CSM on this tank for trace, if you use tropica or something else store bought you just dose what it says on the label, the CSM formula Edward uses is a very watered down version, so no prob dosing 4ml per day.
Its easier on the fish as well @15ppm CO2, gonna try it anyway, more than one way to skin a cat!! not convinced dumping in lots of ferts each week via EI is nescessary, this is going to be lean dosing, very lean, just enough for the plants each day, will let you know how it works out in this tank, growth will probably be a bit slower doing it this way but thats fine by me, should know pretty quick @2.8WPG if its good or not.
This tank is only setup a couple of days so just cranking up the light right now, doing 4 hours @2.8WPG and 6 hours @1.4WPG will increase it gradually over the next week when the rest of the plants are in, should pick them up tomorrow.
Quick edit, main advantage over EI for me anyway is you DO NOT have to do a 50% water change each week to dump out the excess ferts because with this method you are not adding excess in the first place, so this method should be more forgiving for the lazy aquascaper (me)
Its easier on the fish as well @15ppm CO2, gonna try it anyway, more than one way to skin a cat!! not convinced dumping in lots of ferts each week via EI is nescessary, this is going to be lean dosing, very lean, just enough for the plants each day, will let you know how it works out in this tank, growth will probably be a bit slower doing it this way but thats fine by me, should know pretty quick @2.8WPG if its good or not.
This tank is only setup a couple of days so just cranking up the light right now, doing 4 hours @2.8WPG and 6 hours @1.4WPG will increase it gradually over the next week when the rest of the plants are in, should pick them up tomorrow.
Quick edit, main advantage over EI for me anyway is you DO NOT have to do a 50% water change each week to dump out the excess ferts because with this method you are not adding excess in the first place, so this method should be more forgiving for the lazy aquascaper (me)
