EI dosing for a tank with less plants?

thechibi · 05-13-2012, 07:41 PM

Still recovering from the Great Stem Meltdown of '12, so there's a good chunk of open space. Will it be okay to use the EI dosing for a 10 gallon or should I cut back lest the algae explode?

cradleoffilthfan · 05-13-2012, 10:24 PM

I am new to the EI method, but I would dose small amounts for sure with such a small tank. I am not familiar with your setup, but i tend to dose on the conservative end.

**nilocg** · 05-13-2012, 10:32 PM

Depends, if it is a low light tank you can just dose half the normal EI, but if you are higher light with co2 I would just dose the normal amount and make sure to do 50% WC each week.

thechibi · 05-14-2012, 08:29 PM

Got cha, thanks. I think I'm on the lower light and don't use CO2 aside from Excel to zap algae spots.

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thechibi Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Marcos, Texas Posts: 1,861	EI dosing for a tank with less plants? Still recovering from the Great Stem Meltdown of '12, so there's a good chunk of open space. Will it be okay to use the EI dosing for a 10 gallon or should I cut back lest the algae explode?

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05-13-2012, 10:24 PM	#2
cradleoffilthfan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 323	I am new to the EI method, but I would dose small amounts for sure with such a small tank. I am not familiar with your setup, but i tend to dose on the conservative end.

05-13-2012, 10:32 PM	#3
nilocg Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (326/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PacNW Posts: 2,143	Depends, if it is a low light tank you can just dose half the normal EI, but if you are higher light with co2 I would just dose the normal amount and make sure to do 50% WC each week.

05-14-2012, 08:29 PM	#4
thechibi Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Marcos, Texas Posts: 1,861	Got cha, thanks. I think I'm on the lower light and don't use CO2 aside from Excel to zap algae spots.