How fast can you raise Iron levels?

Spine · Post by **Spine** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:37 pm

I just got a Iron test kit by Hagen (0.0-1.0mg/L). I have been dosing Iron at the amount I calculated from the fertalizer on APC. The problem is none of my tank are even getting a reading every thing is zero. I double checked the result with anouther kit at work and got the same results. Will it harm the fish if I bump up my Iron dosing to fast,also do I have to worry about this in the tanks that have no fish?

Thanks
Kevin

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:49 pm

Iron doesn't stay in solution, even with chelators. Keep dosing at the normal rate unless you see a problem with the plants.

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Spine · Post by **Spine** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:55 pm

Thanks Sean,
I just looked at a couple of sites that have info about Iron deficiency. I know I need to add more, any sugestions on the increments, I'm doing a tsp. of Seachem Flourish fe a day in my 120 .

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:47 pm

Is there a thread that will tell me more about your tank so I can make a better guess as to how much iron it might need? Lights, plants, substrate, sorta stuff.

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How fast can you raise Iron levels?

How fast can you raise Iron levels?

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