Loudwolf Dosing

TheFishBag · Jan 4, 2020

Hello there, anyone have the recipe to dose/make loudwolf's sodium nitrate solution?

Idoc · Jan 4, 2020

This will help with your calculations. I actually attempted to be scientific about it, but the amounts never seemed to be perfect. So, I used the above calculator to mix an amount of Sodium Nitrate with 500ml water to see how much of an increase 1ml dosing would be expected to increase my system. Then, I typically just dose a few milliliters when my nitrates start to decrease...nothing exact but trying to keep my nitrates around 5-10ppm.

No matter how much sodium nitrate you mix with RODI water, after you are done.... Take an initial nitrate reading, then dose 5mL and test again after an hour or so. That will show you how much 5ml increases your particular system with your particular mixed solution. Then write that amount on your dosing container....I have to do this because I forget regularly, lol.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 4, 2020

Use the entry for potassium nitrate and use 20% less since sodium nitrate is a bit more potent.

TheFishBag · Jan 4, 2020

Idoc said:
James' Planted Tank - Dosing Calculator

This will help with your calculations. I actually attempted to be scientific about it, but the amounts never seemed to be perfect. So, I used the above calculator to mix an amount of Sodium Nitrate with 500ml water to see how much of an increase 1ml dosing would be expected to increase my system. Then, I typically just dose a few milliliters when my nitrates start to decrease...nothing exact but trying to keep my nitrates around 5-10ppm.

No matter how much sodium nitrate you mix with RODI water, after you are done.... Take an initial nitrate reading, then dose 5mL and test again after an hour or so. That will show you how much 5ml increases your particular system with your particular mixed solution. Then write that amount on your dosing container....I have to do this because I forget regularly, lol.