In dilemma!!!

ok... here's a couple tricks i use. red sea has test kits that use a powder as well as a liquid. with these kits they give you a little spoon. measure your little spoon by dumping it into the larger measuring spoon. once it fills your measuring spoon to level take the bottom number from your measuring spoon and multiply that by how many scoops it took. then you put a 1 over it and that's how big that scoop is. for example lets say it takes 8 scoops to make 1/4 tsp. 8 x 4 = 32 therefore you have a 1/32 tsp measuring spoon.

another way is for csm+b and/or kh2po4 take 1 tblsp and make a 250ml solution with distilled/ro water.

directions for mixing and dosing mixes located here: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/fertilizing/15225-estimative-index-dosing-guide.html

arjosh said:

Man! I can't Measure those Fert things....My head is spinning!! Tho' As suggested I don't have handy those "Small dosing teaspoons (smidgen, dash, pinch)". What I can find is 1/4 Tsp, 1/2 Tbs and 1 Tbs measuring spoon.....so how will I measure 3/16 with 1/4 tsp? 3/4 with 1/4 tsp? 1/8 with 1/4 tsp? 1/32 tsp with 1/4 tsp? Any Idea till the time I get Small dosing Teaspoons.

Cheers,
Aj

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1/4 tsp = 4/16 tsp, so 3/16 would be a little less than 1/4 tsp.

for 3/4 is 1/4 tsp three times.

1/4 tsp = 2/8 tsp, so to get 1/8 tsp you need to fill the 1/4 tsp half way.

1/4 tsp = 8/32 tsp, so 1/32 is really not possible to measure with a 1/4 tsp because it's such a small amount, but technically you'd need to fill the 1/4 tsp up one 8th of the way.

Good luck, Lisa

i did get your question... been there and spent 2 lowsy years on the lookout for them spoons... maybe this will help you since you don't want to make stock solutions which is really easy if you have any liquid fert bottles laying around. anyway... here you go, this should be doable... by the way i still haven't found anything smaller than 1/8 tsp.

1/4 tsp = 8/32 tsp, so for 1/32 put it in 1 cup of water and only use 1 oz. of it.

1/4 tsp = 2/8 tsp, so to get 1/8 tsp you need to fill the 1/4 tsp add it to water and only use half the water.

1/4 tsp = 4/16 tsp, so 3/16 would be easy using a cup... put in 1/4 tsp and only use 3/4 cup to get 3/16.

for 3/4 is 1/4 tsp three times or 1/2 tsp and 1/4 tsp.

it really is only grade school math but tanks get us thinking on so many different levels we don't think of it that way... you'll get it, don't worry.

after a couple weeks you might change your mind... after a year you'll definitely change your mind. that's just my opinion though.

EDIT: i feel i must mention do not mix traces and kh2po4 together before they hit your tank. the fe will bond with the phosphates and they'll be usless.

I agree on the mixing up small liquid batches rather than try and figure out the "pinch, smidge, dash" parts of it. Sure has helped me out.