Craziiininja 3 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Do you dose easy green until you get 20 ppm nitrates or just one pump regardless of how many nitrates you have. Thanks for any help Edited October 19, 2020 by Craziiininja Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RyanR 95 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I dose to between 20 and 40, but I've gotten to know how much my tanks need based on how my plants\fish\algae look. For example, my 10 gal QT is almost completely covered in floating water sprite. I know that tank needs more fertilizer than the bottle recommends. I put two pumps in that tank twice a week because I know the plants will use it quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craziiininja 3 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ok i have 7 plants in a 10 gallon with 1 betta so dose it til i get between 20 and 40 nitrates then test everyday til nitrates are gone then redose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craziiininja 3 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ive done 3 pumps and im still not quite between 20 and 40 nitrates Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy 60 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Just starting out I wouldnt test everyday make it easy on yourself just do the one dose wait a week and see how it looks and dial in the dosing from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy 60 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Craziiininja said: Ive done 3 pumps and im still not quite between 20 and 40 nitrates Should be fine see my post above start there and see how it goes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craziiininja 3 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ok ive already done 3 pumps still not quite between 20 and 40 nitrates do i do a couple more pumps to raise nitrates or just leave it alone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craziiininja 3 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ok thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RyanR 95 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I wouldn't test everyday either. You can test every 2-3 days to see how it's going. Also, when you test, test before you feed or put any fertilizers in the aquarium. Slow growing plants (java fern, anubias, etc) will use fertilizer much slower than fast growing plants like water sprite or hornwort. So the type of plants matters how much or how often you will dose. There's discussions on here that debate weather it's better to dose more fertilizer less frequently or less fertilizer more frequently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craziiininja 3 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ok i have anubias java fern water sprite jungle val italian val and pogostemon stellatus octopus with finnex stingray 10 hours a day and eco complete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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