Diy Ferts Solution

[phishyphil]

Looking at creating this an dosing daily. This is not my recipe, it is from an external source.

RECIPE : Based On Tropica's Plant Nutrition +

So Here is the formula:

10g Potassium Nitrate
2.3g Monopotassium Phosphate
4.0g Potassium Sulphate
8.0g Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate (Epsom Salts)
0.5g E300 Ascorbic Acid
0.2g E202 Potassium Sorbate
6g EDTA Chelated Trace Elements Mix (TNC Trace, CSM+B)
500ml distilled water

Dosing is 5ml per 40 litres

Each 5ml dose adds:
1.5 ppm Nitrate
0.4 ppm Phosphate
1.6 ppm Potassium
0.2 ppm Magnesium

My Tank is 300 litres (330 Excluding, substrate, hardscape etc)
If I was to dose weekly this would be 37.5 ml ((5 / 40) x 300)

So If I was to do this daily would that mean 37.5 / 7 = 5.4mls per day? (1dp)

 

[SO19Firearms]

Yes m8 - If you're high tech (adding CO[sub]2[/sub], high light etc) you might want to consider upping the dose also.
x3 will get you towards EI levels, so with that would come 50% water changes etc....

HTH

EDIT: Distilled water is overkill too. Use whatever it is you stick in your tank

 

[tribalbrit]

You could omit the ascorbic acid and trace then mix a separate trace and add alternate days.

 

[SO19Firearms]

You could omit the ascorbic acid and trace then mix a separate trace and add alternate days.

You'd still do well to use the ascorbic acid in your trace bottle - The potassium sorbate works better at lower pH

IMO

 

[phishyphil]

Thanks People. So we are looking at 15 mls per day then?

50 % water changes weekly

Thanks alot

 

[wolflyn]

any idea where the dry ferts can be sourced?

 

[phishyphil]

Here you go mate. http/www.fluidsensoronline.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=93_65_69

There all on that page. Just pick what quantities you want and order