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I’m setting up an auto-doser, so I’m planning on mixing my dry ferts with distilled water and having it under my tank. I’m worried about mold in the micros, so I’ll add some Metricide 14 to help with that. How much Metricide should I add to make sure there is no algae / mold in the dosing containers?
Edit:
I’ve been rethinking this, and is there anything wrong with just mixing my liquid ferts with the correct ratio of Glut already added? Here’s my math, so folks can double check me…
- My 125G tank is going to have roughly 80G of water in it after hardscape
- Using NiloCG DiY liquid ferts, the recommendation is 5mL / 20G of water, or 20mL
- NiloCG DiY liquid ferts is 1 packet of ferts / 500mL of RODI water
- I’m planning on doubling the amount of RODI water, and doubling the dose. This should help make the dose more consistent by increasing the total amount of solution dosed every day. Daily dose of 50% ferts would be 40mL / day
- The correct dose for Metricide 14 is roughly .75mL / 10G, or 6mL / 80G.
- If the total dose is 40mL daily, then the liquid mix for 1000mL of solution should be 150mL of Metricide 14 and 850mL of DI water
Does all this math make sense to everyone else? Will 15% Metricide be enough to prevent mold and algae in my dosing containers and tubing? Is there any chemistry reason not to add this much Metricide to the Macro and Micro mixes (precipitation, etc…)?
Edit:
I’ve been rethinking this, and is there anything wrong with just mixing my liquid ferts with the correct ratio of Glut already added? Here’s my math, so folks can double check me…
- My 125G tank is going to have roughly 80G of water in it after hardscape
- Using NiloCG DiY liquid ferts, the recommendation is 5mL / 20G of water, or 20mL
- NiloCG DiY liquid ferts is 1 packet of ferts / 500mL of RODI water
- I’m planning on doubling the amount of RODI water, and doubling the dose. This should help make the dose more consistent by increasing the total amount of solution dosed every day. Daily dose of 50% ferts would be 40mL / day
- The correct dose for Metricide 14 is roughly .75mL / 10G, or 6mL / 80G.
- If the total dose is 40mL daily, then the liquid mix for 1000mL of solution should be 150mL of Metricide 14 and 850mL of DI water
Does all this math make sense to everyone else? Will 15% Metricide be enough to prevent mold and algae in my dosing containers and tubing? Is there any chemistry reason not to add this much Metricide to the Macro and Micro mixes (precipitation, etc…)?