I've seen somewhere before that someone was dosing the salts separately but within the same day so the tank was getting everything every day rather than alternating macro/micro nutrients on different days. Is this a thing and if so is it better? Does it make any difference? Would you recommend it? per 10 litres of tank water 3x per week will give a dose similar to the Estimative Index levels – Be sure to change 50% of your water once per week to remove organic waste from the plants. per 10 litres of tank water 3x per week will give a dose similar to the Estimative Index levels Be sure to change 50% of your water once per week to remove organic waste from the plants. I'm currently having low tech setups only and dose dry salts directly into the aquarium after a water change... If you test the potassium and iron coming out of the tap and in your tank at different points in the day, it should give you a rough idea of how much fertiliser you need to add. Nitrate testing is quite hard to do, so see if your water company has any info, or if you want to you could buy a more accurate test kit (I haven't done this) https://www.aquasabi.com/Macherey-Nagel-Visocolor-ECO-Nitrate-Test-kit

The dwarf hairgrass is doing very nicely, and I am gradually trimming that shorter and shorter because I want it to be very low in the foreground. For strongalgae growth it is recommended tomaintain a minimum Nitrate level of 3-5 ppm and phosphate level of 0.01 ppm, as otherwisean optimum macroalgae growth may not be possible. I've seen the ' All In One Solution' for dosing all the salts in one solution - if this works and you can just dose everything in one solution without issue then why isn't everyone doing this? Is there a downside or reason not to do this? Would you recommend it? The reason I want to switch over to DIY salts is cost, not really for this tank as it's not that expensive using TNC Complete for this tank but I'm about to set up a second tank and another larger third tank will be coming after that one, hence the interest in switching to DIY salts. All three tanks will be low light/low tech so the nutrient requirements should be pretty much the same per litre so I figured I'd get to grips with the dry salt mix now before I start the second tank.Dose 10 ml per 100 litres of tank per week and increase the dosing when necessary up to three times a week. This said when using this fertiliser we recommend for safety reasons tomonitor the Copper level in theaquarium water and to usewhen necessary Copper removing supplements. Instruction Guidelines

So having Fe in abundance (assuming no other deficiency's) the plants will be a the colour they should be if it is red or green will be plant dependant, adding extra Fe will not make them redder. TNC Complete is a ready mixed fertiliser for the planted aquarium, containinga balanced blend of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium as well as Magnesium and all the important trace elements for a great growth. So my current dosage is 1ml per day, every day. This is roughly in accordance with the instructions for TNC Complete, but is less than people have recommended here. The “normal” dose would be 1ml per 10 litres (i.e. 2ml for my tank) once a week, but the instructions say that you can dose this three times a week (i.e. 6ml per week for my tank) to approximate EI. What I do is dose 1ml every day, because I figure that a smaller, more frequent dose is better - and it’s easier to remember! So I’m dosing 7ml a week, which is slightly more than the instructions say. We won't be beaten on the premium quality of our live algaecultures, and surely not on the price either!The price match offer is just valid for UK deliveries. We reserve the right to refuse a price match request. fertiliser compatibility - yes it's been talked about ever since Dennis Robert Hoagland started work on a combined fertiliser in the 1930's. You can find a few examples of fertiliser compatibility charts if you search on the internet. The primary reaction people fear in aquariums is that Fe EDTA will react with phosphorous in the presence of light. When an insoluble compound forms (like calcium phosphate or calcium sulphate) it prevents enough mobility to allow this to be taken up by plants. A problem that typically faces land fertigation is the reactions of certain ions with ammonia and sulphate salts. Well, since upping my dose of TNC Complete to double the recommended triple dose, I have seen an improvement in the Hottonia palustris. The tips are now looking less “bleached”, and less flattened; I do think it’s growing better. We want you to be fully happy with your new macroalgae addition. Therefore we offer you a hassle free Satisfaction Guarantee. Hey all! Looking for advice on how I can best change my dosing over from TNC Complete to DIY Salts for my low light/low tech tank. I know EI was designed with high light/high tech tanks in mind so I want to figure out what I would need to dose to roughly equal what I am dosing now with TNC Complete and maybe what I can safely increase/decrease from there.

The price match offer is only valid for identical, same size/amount and available macroalgae species. When iron (Fe) is deficient, plants will produce less chlorophyll in their new shoots. An iron deficiency is therefore easily identified in the shoot tips of fast-growing stem plants. The rich leaf green fades, and the young plant parts assume a yellow to white colour (chlorosis). The amount of copper in TNC Completeis still so small that a overdose would be necessary before it would begin to reach an amount of Copper that is toxic toaquamarine life. Anyway, if you determine the compound (N,P,K, Fe, Mg) that's lowest in your water- it may well be potassium, then dose the amount you need to get to a good level of potassium for a few hours each day (it will go as/ if the plants use it) . For me, it's pretty simple i use a calculator to find the correct amounts of dry salts to reach the proper PPM value. Then i have a 0.01 pharmacy (jewellers) weight scale and a scoop.

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I have been unimpressed with the plant growth in my 20 litre tank since it was planted about 4 or 5 weeks ago. Plants seem to be surviving, but not thriving. My light is generous, and I have no significant algae. TNC Complete contains a balanced blend of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium as well as Magnesium and all the important trace elements.