Hmmmm....
Any plans to sell the recipe pre-mix pre-packaged yourself...?
Any plans to sell the recipe pre-mix pre-packaged yourself...?
DIY Tropica Plant Nutrition! Mix your own Micro solution on the cheap!
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I decided to give Carlo's recipe a try in a few tanks by mixing up some DIY Tropica Plant Nutrition. It took me a whole 5 minutes to do and only cost about
$0.50 or less to make a 1000ML bottle of it.
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Default DIY Micro Nutreint Mix
This formula is based on Wets recipe. Wet has a very cool calculator if you want to check that out Im leaving a link to it.
http://wet.biggiantnerds.com/ei/con_v_time.pl
This is supposed to be the best thing next to Tropica Master Gro.
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I am also a Tropica Master Grow and Miller's MicroPlex fan. I approached this problem in looking at the major micronutrients (Fe and Mn) then using CSM+B and MnSO4 to clone Tropica (the best micronutrient mix I've ever used).
500mL opaque container
3063mg Plantex CSM+B (~ 3/4 tsp)
438mg MnSO4.H2O (~ 1/16 tsp)
1500mg FeDTPA 10% (~3/8 tsp)
Fill the rest with DI water. Leave some space for some acid or glutaraldehyde if you want
Shake it up!
Makes:
Good Sh... Tropica Master Grow
Fe 0.07% 0.07%
Mn 0.04% 0.04%
B 0.007% 0.004%
Cu 0.0005% 0.006%
Mo 0.0003% 0.002%
Zn 0.002% 0.002%
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I mixed up a batch using Microplex this time, as you can see from this photo its taken a little bit of a green color. I will test these and see how they do compared to the first mix. From what it cost to make these from 1/2LB bags it literally cost only a few cents to make 1000ML.
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$0.50 or less to make a 1000ML bottle of it.
Default DIY Micro Nutreint Mix
This formula is based on Wets recipe. Wet has a very cool calculator if you want to check that out Im leaving a link to it.
http://wet.biggiantnerds.com/ei/con_v_time.pl
This is supposed to be the best thing next to Tropica Master Gro.
Default
I am also a Tropica Master Grow and Miller's MicroPlex fan. I approached this problem in looking at the major micronutrients (Fe and Mn) then using CSM+B and MnSO4 to clone Tropica (the best micronutrient mix I've ever used).
500mL opaque container
3063mg Plantex CSM+B (~ 3/4 tsp)
438mg MnSO4.H2O (~ 1/16 tsp)
1500mg FeDTPA 10% (~3/8 tsp)
Fill the rest with DI water. Leave some space for some acid or glutaraldehyde if you want
Shake it up!
Makes:
Good Sh... Tropica Master Grow
Fe 0.07% 0.07%
Mn 0.04% 0.04%
B 0.007% 0.004%
Cu 0.0005% 0.006%
Mo 0.0003% 0.002%
Zn 0.002% 0.002%
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I mixed up a batch using Microplex this time, as you can see from this photo its taken a little bit of a green color. I will test these and see how they do compared to the first mix. From what it cost to make these from 1/2LB bags it literally cost only a few cents to make 1000ML.
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I will have the dry ingredient, folks can supply the water
We already have CSM+B on the site. The MnSo4 is in stock but needs to be loaded up on the site today
We already have CSM+B on the site. The MnSo4 is in stock but needs to be loaded up on the site today
MnS04
Not at all. I dose a little more of the recommended amount of phosphate based on EI. But, I also change water weekly so it does not matter for me
What is your current dosing regimen?
What is your current dosing regimen?
Guess ill be contacting you about the MnSO4 and the Millers then. Looks like I just tossed my wintertime chemistry set together
This first batch I made does not have any acid /glute so we will see how long it last without any foreign growth. So far, no problem
I mixed up a batch using Microplex this time, as you can see from this photo its taken a little bit of a green color. I will test these and see how they do compared to the first mix. From what it cost to make these from 1/2LB bags it literally cost only a few cents to make 1000ML.
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