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I'm dosing 1 teaspoon full of the Fleet the same as for the Stump Remover, and Epsom Salts, 1 teaspoon full each.
On the "off" day, I'm adding 1ml of Flourish.

Hi Frank,

I find your dosing a little , em , puzzling

The No3 - is it being adding once a week ? 1 tspn 3 times a week would be over kill.

Is it really only 1ml of Flourish or a typo ? For example I add 15mls 3 times a week !

Curious.

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Speaking of flourish what am I going to want to do in my 40g?

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Hi Ben,
In reading the various threads, I distilled out of all
of the comments, and in reading Tom's report, that I
needed to add the macro ferts immediately following the
50% water change, and every other day after that. And,
on the off days I should add the flourish. The instructions
with the flourish say to 1-2 ml for each 250L (50 gallons).

So....

What amounts should I be adding? You guys have refined,
and redefined the original paper to something else.

Frank


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What amounts should I be adding? You guys have refined,
and redefined the original paper to something else.

Well, beg to differ here Frank, but no way have I redefined EI. Some may dose less then Tom recommends out of fear, but they soon come around.
I think if you re-read Tom's recommendations there is no suggestion of adding 1 tspn of KNO3 to a 30 gal tank 3 times a week. He did suggest adding a bit extra after water change but smaller doses between changes.

The instructions
with the flourish say to 1-2 ml for each 250L (50 gallons).

We must be talking about different products here. I too use Flourish at the moment (can't find TMG anymore)and if memory serves we right the instructions are way beyond that of 1-2ml. As I said I'm dosing 15ml , 3 times a week, granted that's over the instructions recommendations.

I suspect you are still using the Flourish Trace which not would be totally suitable as it will be lacking some important micros. Again the use of Flourish Trace is not part of EI. Tom suggests regular Flourish or TMG.

What amounts should I be adding?

Well, for a 30 gal tank, my own suggestion would be

KNO3 1/4 - 1/3 tspn 3 times a week
KH2PO4 1/16 tspn 3 times a week (sorry don't know the equivilent for Fleets, never used the enema , not even in the way it was intended to be used )
Florish Regular or Tropica Master Grow 7.5mls 3 times a week on alternate days to macros.
I prefer the TMG, when I can get it.

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