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Originally Posted by Clone
The Technical Specifications portion of Yamatos website states that phosphate is not included in YG because "excess Phosphate can stimulate unwanted algae growth" I will leave the merits of this statement to each individual. Anyways, I would like to know what specifically the auxins are. Perhaps a visit to the hydroponic store is in order.
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If that is what they said then they are wrong. If you have a large amount of plants, are using CO2, have good filtration, and are dosing the correct ferts including Phosphate, then you should not have any algae. Phosphate will make your plants nice and colorful, along with iron as well.
If your plants are well nourished and healthy then you will not get any algae. I promise. If your plants are not nourished or healthy then the algae will gain from that. Good luck.
By the way, dosing EI is a great method. I have said this time and time again- there is not set amount of ferts to dose depending on the size tank you have. If you have a 29gallon you may need to dose a lot more ferts than someone elses 29gallon. The reason being is plant uptake. Use one of the dosing calculators on this site to figure out how to calculate how much your plants uptake/need. You may be surprised to find out how much more ferts your plants may need if you have a heavily planted tank.
-Ryan