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Old 06-27-2008, 09:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ishar View Post
hahaha. Icing on the cake eh?

I wasn't too worried about the GH stuff- it was sort of just to supplement my water column, to make sure I had the nutrients available. As for the trace- you think I should dose every day? Maybe if I use half dosage but every day? I can easily do that- I am doing it this way because the other night it is what we worked out- 5mL every other day. As I said- I can easily switch to 2.5 each day.

I was mainly referring to the iron to be dosed daily. I think Flourish is similar, but I do believe you can get away with every other day. Try it and see. The best way to describe an early trace deficiency is by plants that just don't have enough color. Mainly in the greens. They look washed out, faded, or pale. When traces are adequate, iron can extend the color even further. Heh, one way to look at it is traces are the brightness control while iron is the contrast.
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