From: Clint Brearley <clint_brearley at telstra_com>
Reply-To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Subject: [APD] Re: Ice Dosing?
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 11:15:08 +1100
> I'm always looking for ways to simplify and after recent threads
> I've been
> pondering ways to get all of my nutrients to the plants without
> all the
> mixing and measuring each time.
>
> Would it work to mix KH2PO4, K2SO4, KNO3, and traces with water,
> freeze, and
> then drop a small pre-measured ice cube in at water change time/twice
> weekly? What's the effect on these chemicals if frozen? Just a
> thought...
> Best,
>
> Dave
Sure, why not? Freezing will have no effect. The one problem I foresee is
that in a concentrated solution, the traces will form precipitates with the
KH2PO4. You'll need separate those two components. Perhaps NPK ice-cubes
and traces dosed separately.
Clint Brearley
Melbourne, Australia
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