wtusa17
Fish Addict
So I’m interested in the nilocG diy dry ferts for the EI dosing. I don’t think my tank will need daily dosing. Could I possibly dose macros one day a week and micros one day a week?
It depends on the plants you have and how much they feed and what they eat and how they eat it.So I’m interested in the nilocG diy dry ferts for the EI dosing. I don’t think my tank will need daily dosing. Could I possibly dose macros one day a week and micros one day a week?
Ok. This tank isn’t low tech. It has a carpet, bright lights, and diy co2 but I ordered the pressurized system for it. I was asking that if my tank only needs dosing once instead of 3 times a week could I just adjust how much I dose?EI is by definition a high tech technique with the sole purpose of maximising plant growth.
Without high lighting, high flow and CO2 you are likely to have an imbalance with algae being the most likely outcome.
You would be better off using root tabs for root feeders and if necessary a liquid supplement for minerals (sorry I used to use EI years ago but can't remember which is macro and which is micro ). In any event if you have fish, or livestock fertilisation (i.e. NPK) is unlikely to be needed as the fish will provide enough to balance the light and Co2.
Macro- NPK nitrogen phosphate potassiumEI is by definition a high tech technique with the sole purpose of maximising plant growth.
Without high lighting, high flow and CO2 you are likely to have an imbalance with algae being the most likely outcome.
You would be better off using root tabs for root feeders and if necessary a liquid supplement for minerals (sorry I used to use EI years ago but can't remember which is macro and which is micro ). In any event if you have fish, or livestock fertilisation (i.e. NPK) is unlikely to be needed as the fish will provide enough to balance the light and Co2.
Sorry - misunderstood the question, ignore my post. I only ever did macros and micros on alternative days with one rest day per week. Eventually gave it up because I got fed up with the amount of time I was spending on gardening so concentrated on fish insteadOk. This tank isn’t low tech. It has a carpet, bright lights, and diy co2 but I ordered the pressurized system for it. I was asking that if my tank only needs dosing once instead of 3 times a week could I just adjust how much I dose?
No problem. Same with me dosing everyday seems like a lot so I want to modify it to only once or twice a weekSorry - misunderstood the question, ignore my post. I only ever did macros and micros on alternative days with one rest day per week. Eventually gave it up because I got fed up with the mount of time I was spending on gardening so concentrated on fish instead
My guess is the only way to know for sure would be to test (thereby losing the EI benefit). You should be able to establish a suitable routine within a few weeks and then stop testing.
Macro- NPK nitrogen phosphate potassium
Micro- everything else
Yup i agree the EI method shouldnt be used with fish, the high doses arent suitable, but its really good for growing plants.Interested to know if this is how the EI method classifies nutrients for some reason...because there are more macro-nutrients required by plants than these three. Here they are:
Macro Nutrients: calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur.
Micro Nutrients: boron, iron, chlorine, nickel, copper, manganese, molybdenum, zinc.
I researched into the principle of EI but no further because the principle is risky if not dangerous for fish so I had no further interest in learning how they combine stuff.
This sounds similar to my experience. I was spending so much time dosing and trimming and buying replacing co2 to keep the plants growing( because plants are good for fish) that i was putting the needs of the plants ahead of my fish in my planted fish tank.Sorry - misunderstood the question, ignore my post. I only ever did macros and micros on alternative days with one rest day per week. Eventually gave it up because I got fed up with the amount of time I was spending on gardening so concentrated on fish instead
My guess is the only way to know for sure would be to test (thereby losing the EI benefit). You should be able to establish a suitable routine within a few weeks and then stop testing.