How much Flourish Excel to dose on a 2 gallon spec.

DannyDapper · 11-30-2012, 06:35 PM

This is my first tank with no CO2 and I'm clueless when it comes to dosing... any help?

MagicalAlpha · 12-01-2012, 07:21 AM

1 ml. Use a syringe

**kevmo911** · 12-01-2012, 07:44 AM

No. And yes. Directions say 1mL/10g, and that's fine daily. Yes, use a syringe. There's a really long thread about Excel as a treatment for BBA in the Algae forum. Basically, it boils down to long-term use of Excel over the basic recommendation will kill stuff that you don't want killed. And don't ever use the "post-water change" dosage.

Just stick with the directions. Use a small syringe, and do 0.2mL/day.

DannyDapper · 12-03-2012, 07:58 PM

Thanks guys! Now to find a syringe! lol

variable · 12-04-2012, 02:45 PM

For my 2 gallon, I measure by drops. 2 drops = .1 mL, the regular dose is .1 mL/gal, so 2 drops per gallon. I got a flip top lid similar to this:
http://www.amazon.com/16oz-Plastic-B...irt+top+bottle
and put it on my Excel bottle. Makes it very easy to dose small tanks.

biggerbang · 12-05-2012, 07:46 PM

I just looked at the material safety data sheet for flourish excel and it is water soluble. So you could just take the bottle, dilute it 1:10 and now it would be 1 mL per 1 gallon dosing, making it easier to dose for the 2 gallon spec.

11-30-2012, 06:35 PM	#1
DannyDapper Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Azusa, CA Posts: 85	How much Flourish Excel to dose on a 2 gallon spec. This is my first tank with no CO2 and I'm clueless when it comes to dosing... any help?

12-05-2012, 07:46 PM	#6
biggerbang Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 40	I just looked at the material safety data sheet for flourish excel and it is water soluble. So you could just take the bottle, dilute it 1:10 and now it would be 1 mL per 1 gallon dosing, making it easier to dose for the 2 gallon spec. __________________

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12-01-2012, 07:21 AM	#2
MagicalAlpha Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 44	1 ml. Use a syringe

12-01-2012, 07:44 AM	#3
kevmo911 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 3,750	No. And yes. Directions say 1mL/10g, and that's fine daily. Yes, use a syringe. There's a really long thread about Excel as a treatment for BBA in the Algae forum. Basically, it boils down to long-term use of Excel over the basic recommendation will kill stuff that you don't want killed. And don't ever use the "post-water change" dosage. Just stick with the directions. Use a small syringe, and do 0.2mL/day.

12-03-2012, 07:58 PM	#4
DannyDapper Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Azusa, CA Posts: 85	Thanks guys! Now to find a syringe! lol

12-04-2012, 02:45 PM	#5
variable Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 34	For my 2 gallon, I measure by drops. 2 drops = .1 mL, the regular dose is .1 mL/gal, so 2 drops per gallon. I got a flip top lid similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/16oz-Plastic-B...irt+top+bottle and put it on my Excel bottle. Makes it very easy to dose small tanks.