Daily Dosing of fert. Anyone do it?

tbullet · 11-21-2012, 06:24 PM

I'm thinking of doing a daily dose of fert in my 5 gallon tank. Currently I'm using Excel until I get my Co2 working the way I want it to.

I have some Tropica Master grow which I used a few years ago. That worked pretty well, but I've read online that people are adding fert daily.
I found this online: http://www.bestaquariumregulator.com/dosing.html

Does anyone do this and if you do, what are you using?
Suggestions?

bradlgt21 · 11-21-2012, 07:19 PM

A lot of us are doing this. Me personally am dosing CSM+B and pottasium. But since I am low light and most of my plants are root feeders I use root tabs more and find these to be more important to healthy plants. Really the only plants that get most of there nutrients from the water column are stem plants. most plants with huge root systems like crypts and swords get there nutrients from the soil so root tabs are important to them.

tbullet · 11-21-2012, 09:26 PM

I read online that it is a mixture of these nutrients:
Fe 6.53%
Mn 1.87%
Mg 1.40%
Zn 0.37%
Cu 0.09%
Mo 0.05%
B 1.18%

Would Seachem's Flourish work? I can get that locally. 1 ml for 5 gallons or mix a batch and use that daily?

Again, I'm looking for some suggestions here and I don't want to grow algae again.
Thanks.

@marko@ · 11-21-2012, 10:29 PM

i dose daily for all my high light tanks.
3 days a week i dose KNO3, KH2PO4, and KSO4
3 days a week its plantex CSM+B with flourish excel and flourish iron (for extra Fe)
the 7th day is a water change and a dose of gh booster (i use seachem equilibrium).

freph · 11-22-2012, 05:05 AM

ADA ferts daily per instructions. I used to dose EI. No difference either way. I'll probably go back to EI after a while but I enjoy ADA for the time being. More convenient given my schedule and I'm too lazy to make solutions or dig around for my measuring spoons.

Wwh2694 · 11-22-2012, 06:14 AM

Been doing for 4yrs now and I have a liquid auto doser that's doing it everyday. I use a modified EI dosing and follow a weekly water changed. Plants grows steady not as fast and not as slow its just right, needed not to do so much on my tanks. Yes tanks, I have a 120h and a 60h tank both have the same dosing everyday.

tbullet · 11-24-2012, 05:30 PM

Anyone have a suggestion on where to start on this? I've seen tons of methods in various forums. everyone is different it seems.

Thanks.

11-21-2012, 06:24 PM	#1
tbullet Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Just around the corner Posts: 23	Daily Dosing of fert. Anyone do it? I'm thinking of doing a daily dose of fert in my 5 gallon tank. Currently I'm using Excel until I get my Co2 working the way I want it to. I have some Tropica Master grow which I used a few years ago. That worked pretty well, but I've read online that people are adding fert daily. I found this online: http://www.bestaquariumregulator.com/dosing.html Does anyone do this and if you do, what are you using? Suggestions? __________________ Later; I'm way deep into nothing special.

11-21-2012, 09:26 PM	#3
tbullet Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Just around the corner Posts: 23	I read online that it is a mixture of these nutrients: Fe 6.53% Mn 1.87% Mg 1.40% Zn 0.37% Cu 0.09% Mo 0.05% B 1.18% Would Seachem's Flourish work? I can get that locally. 1 ml for 5 gallons or mix a batch and use that daily? Again, I'm looking for some suggestions here and I don't want to grow algae again. Thanks. __________________ Later; I'm way deep into nothing special.

11-21-2012, 10:29 PM	#4
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	i dose daily for all my high light tanks. 3 days a week i dose KNO3, KH2PO4, and KSO4 3 days a week its plantex CSM+B with flourish excel and flourish iron (for extra Fe) the 7th day is a water change and a dose of gh booster (i use seachem equilibrium). __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

11-22-2012, 05:05 AM	#5
freph Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 2,114	ADA ferts daily per instructions. I used to dose EI. No difference either way. I'll probably go back to EI after a while but I enjoy ADA for the time being. More convenient given my schedule and I'm too lazy to make solutions or dig around for my measuring spoons. __________________ 20L - Mini M

11-24-2012, 05:30 PM	#7
tbullet Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Just around the corner Posts: 23	Anyone have a suggestion on where to start on this? I've seen tons of methods in various forums. everyone is different it seems. Thanks. __________________ Later; I'm way deep into nothing special.

11-21-2012, 07:19 PM	#2
bradlgt21 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 171	A lot of us are doing this. Me personally am dosing CSM+B and pottasium. But since I am low light and most of my plants are root feeders I use root tabs more and find these to be more important to healthy plants. Really the only plants that get most of there nutrients from the water column are stem plants. most plants with huge root systems like crypts and swords get there nutrients from the soil so root tabs are important to them.

11-22-2012, 06:14 AM	#6
Wwh2694 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arlington, texas Posts: 240	Been doing for 4yrs now and I have a liquid auto doser that's doing it everyday. I use a modified EI dosing and follow a weekly water changed. Plants grows steady not as fast and not as slow its just right, needed not to do so much on my tanks. Yes tanks, I have a 120h and a 60h tank both have the same dosing everyday.

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