Hourly iron micro-dose

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There is a lot of information out there RE: iron dosing, and specifically the chelating agent that it’s bound to and its availability to plants. From what I understand, the stronger the chelating agent, the longer it's available in the water column, and the harder it is for plants to utilize. On the flip side of the coin, weaker chelating agents will only leave the iron available for a short period of time, but it's much easier for the plants to use. All of this is affected not only by the chelating agent, but the pH of the water as well.

I have an auto-doser, and was wondering if there would be any benefit in basically microdosing FE Gluconate hourly during the photoperiod. It wouldn’t be that hard to figure out how much to dose, by basically taking the weekly target and dividing by 42 (6 hours * 7 days).

Do you think there could be any benefit of doing it this way? Any potential harmful side effects?
 
Jellopuddinpop said:
Do you think there could be any benefit of doing it this way? Any potential harmful side effects?
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Only one way to find out. Give it a try.

Personally I dose micros daily and use both DTPA and Fe Gluconate.

Would it be better to dose the Gluconate hourly? I really don't know but haven't seen the need to try it.

Would be curious to see if you would notice any difference it you did? Having been in the hobby for quite some time, I am always learning something new and who knows there could be something there.
 
GreggZ said:
Only one way to find out. Give it a try.

Personally I dose micros daily and use both DTPA and Fe Gluconate.

Would it be better to dose the Gluconate hourly? I really don't know but haven't seen the need to try it.

Would be curious to see if you would notice any difference it you did? Having been in the hobby for quite some time, I am always learning something new and who knows there could be something there.
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I haven't done it yet, but I think I'm going to try it. We read that Fe Gluconate is only bio-available for like an hour, so it might prove to be beneficial.
 
I would suggest to check your calibration of your doser. A keep an eye on it. Not all dosers are very accurate.
 
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