Can I add epsom salt to my tank randomly? I know it's fine for the bettas but I have some live plants and snails. Is epsom generally a good for plants? Most of the websites I found mentioned using epsom in place of fertilizers. I am using Seachem Flourish. I just don't want Milly's and Brutus' shells to get soft.. And any potential pond snail babies.
IMO/E-Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) is safe to use long term and with plants and snails/inverts. One of the regular uses of Epsom salt is a plant fertilizer for the magnesium.
try using this calculator http://calc.petalphile.com/ my guess is that you will need to add more magnesium because there are only trace amounts in comprehensive.
In the dropdown I would pick estimative index/low light
Okay. Thanks! Would it be okay to mix epsom in pop bottles of aged water for the weekly touch-ups?
And someone said baking soda works too? Sodium Bicarbonate?? Really?
im not sure about baking soda, it will definately raise the kh or gh of your water (cant remember which)
I premix all my dry ferts into solutions so that definately works.
If you google estimative index dosing you will get all sorts of helpful info
i use
kh2po4
k2so4 (instead of the kno3 in EI dosing because i dont need the nitrogen)
espom salts
iron
seachem flourish
I just use the calculator to mix the required amount of dry ferts with water and dose from there, I have months worth of mixture done up lol, just add it in during water changes (except for iron that gets added on a different day)
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