Brightwell Chaetogro review

[DCR]

@Randy Holmes-Farley I'm considering using Seachem Iron Flourish. It is more concentrated than most iron products. A 500ml bottle contains 5000 mg of iron gluconate. (10x the iron content of Brightwell's Chaeto Grow). However following Randy's DIY usage, I also have a 300 gal tank, I would add 0.1ml twice a week. Therefore I intend to dilute Iron Flourish further in distilled water to make the dosing more manageable, likely 10-to-1. I assume this approach is not an issue, the iron gluconate will remain is suspension?

I believe I recall a thread on here about someone wiping out their tank with Flourish. I would do some more research on it.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’m not aware of a problem with Flourish iron, but I’d prefer a diy using Fergon tablets from a drug store since it has a purity assurance the flourish lacks.

 

[BigMax]

I’m not aware of a problem with Flourish iron, but I’d prefer a diy using Fergon tablets from a drug store since it has a purity assurance the flourish lacks.

Thanks for your take. I bought the Fergon tablets, but they are now 'green coated' and quite a few 'other ingredients'. Is there a different version that you use? or is this the recommended product?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks for your take. I bought the Fergon tablets, but they are now 'green coated' and quite a few 'other ingredients'. Is there a different version that you use? or is this the recommended product?

Nope, that’s the one.

 

[BigMax]

Looking at my options once again as my chaeto growth as slowed. Looking at Brightwell's chaeto-grow they recommend 5ml per 20 gallons. At a 0.1% iron concentration would equate roughly 1mg per ml. For my 300 gallon tank the would be 75mg of iron twice a week for several weeks. Then dialing back to 'what's needed' which is wide open tp interpretation. Just trying to demine what is excessive? I may bump up my current dosage of 3mg to about 25mg weekly for an extended period Is that problematic?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Looking at my options once again as my chaeto growth as slowed. Looking at Brightwell's chaeto-grow they recommend 5ml per 20 gallons. At a 0.1% iron concentration would equate roughly 1mg per ml. For my 300 gallon tank the would be 75mg of iron twice a week for several weeks. Then dialing back to 'what's needed' which is wide open tp interpretation. Just trying to demine what is excessive? I may bump up my current dosage of 3mg to about 25mg weekly for an extended period Is that problematic?

Iron doses are very noncritical. There’s a very wide range between enough and too much.

 

[BigMax]

Iron doses are very noncritical. There’s a very wide range between enough and too much.

So 60 to 70mg in a 300 gallon tank per week, while growing chaeto is likely not out of line? Thx

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So 60 to 70mg in a 300 gallon tank per week, while growing chaeto is likely not out of line? Thx

It’s very high and I think it is way more than is needed, but it won’t likely hurt anything. Red Sea recommends 0.1 ppm, which is also very high but not apparently killing things.