Re: [APD] No Seachem EQ

["Liz Wilhite" <satirica at gmail_com>]

My suggestion is that you look at
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/science-aquatic-fertilizing/15225-estimative-index-dosing-guide.htmland
following the guide.

On 10/20/07, Sn!per <sniper at home_net.my> wrote:
>
> Quoting "Richard J. Sexton" <richard at aquaria_net>:
>
> > Here's what I use:
> > http://aquaria.net/articles/plants/fertsols/
> >
>
> Am a bit confused on the dosage amount. On that website it says "3 times a
> week add 10 ml for a 20 gallon tank....This will add 30 ppm nitrate a week
> to a tank with corresponding correct proportions for the other
> macronutrtients"
>
> Now if I were to use Chuck's calculator (
> http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_dosage_calc.htm), I will input
> these:
>
> (Nitrate in Potassium Nitrate)
> Amount to add:
> Grams: 61
> Amount of water to mix with: 2000ml
> Tank Size: 20gallons
> Each ML of this solution that you add to your tank will add: 0.25 ppm
> Nitrate
>
> So, if I take 0.25ppm Nitrate (1 mL) and multiply that by 10 (to get 10mL)
> for each dose, and dose the 20gallon tank 3 times a week, I will only get
> 7.5ppm Nitrate.
>
> But how does http://aquaria.net/articles/plants/fertsols/ get 30ppm
> instead ?
>
> I think my calculation is wrong somewhere. Please help. Am really lousy at
> this.
>
> --
> roger
>
>
>
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