Question about Beginning EI dosing in new planted tank

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Kuthoht

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Ok I have all my equipment in place for my planted tank.

20 gallon aquarium
5lb Pressurized co2
65 watts coralife aqualight
flourite substrate

I'm waiting for my plants to arrive in the next day or so.

I ordered dry fertilizer from aquariumfertilizer.com. I have N, P, K and traces ready to go. I've read the sticky on the forum here giving the recommended doses for the fertilizers using the EI.

For my tank they are

10-20 Gallons
1/8 tsp KNO3 3x a week
1/32 tsp KH2PO4 3x a week
1/32 tsp K2SO4 3x a week
1/32 tsp (2ml) traces 3x a week

So my question is once I get the plants planted in the tank, do I immediately begin the dosing routine listed above?

Should I wait a few days to begin dosing?
 

Jag1980

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Aug 18, 2008
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I would start at the beginning of the next day and start your dosing schedule from then.
 
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