Reytube Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I have the baby tears for awhile now. Now it is starting to turn a little bit yellow. You think i need some more iron? My tank is 33gal. Dose it with npk and Micronutrients. 2 pumps per bottle 4 times a week. And my temp is 26 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Do they get transparent? Or merely yellowing? I would think iron or too much potassium. But start with the iron and see if it perks up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reytube Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Mostly green but some parts are yellowgreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeiu Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Do you dose Excel? My tears loved Excel and green up.... see my journal for the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reytube Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 No i dont. Im guessing is lack of nitrogen? If i use metricide how much do i dose daily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) No i dont. Im guessing is lack of nitrogen? If i use metricide how much do i dose daily? The exact excel equivalent would be to dose 1.9ml. To that multiples can be dosed...suggest to start with 2ml daily and go from there. If you have critters in your tank suggest to dose in a cup of tank water first to dilute and then add the mix to your tank. Haven't gotten your macro ppm levels yet. corrected my fault. Edited November 26, 2014 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reytube Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 How do i get the macro ppm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reytube Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 How much do i dose metricide? I know it is more concentrated than excel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 For metricide what I wrote is correct with appropriate conversions done. Test nitrates...what ppm is your nitrate at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reytube Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 It is 0 ppm nitrate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 That is a big problem then. get it to ~ 20-30 ppm nitrate for a planted tank. Get that up before you dose any other ferts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reytube Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 How do i do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Having two convo's...I just responded to the pm. Edited November 26, 2014 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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