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Tank Builder Tool Dosing Regime Comments

1. >> Do you wish to use tank volume or tank dimensions ? 3. >> Making an 'All-in-One' (AIO) or Micro-only fertiliser for this tank ?
<please select> Yes
Dosing Wizard (metric input)
'AIO' or Micro Daily Dose ml
'AIO' or Micro Container Volume ml
'AIO' or Micro Dosing frequency/week per week

0.0 FALSE

2. >> Planning to use RO Water ? 4. >> Do you want to configure multiple tanks ?
<please select> <please select>
Water Change Volumes (metric input)
Water depth after draining
Tap water to be added after WC
Fill to desired level with TAP water then measure.
Below enter your new water depth.
Water depth after TAP water addition
RO water to be added
Combined TAP+RO Water 0.0
RO : TAP Ratio

Multiple Tank Database (Optional)

This is your tank selector. The tank you chose here will be used as the basis for fertilizer calculations in all calculators.
Default Wizard Tank
The 'Default Wizard Tank' is the one being configured with the 'Tank Builder Tool' above.

Here you can save multiple tanks for future use. Simply write a tank name in the 'Tank Name' column (under 'Default Wizard Tank'), then copy and paste (AS VALUE ONLY)* values you see
highlighted in red to the corresponding line where you entered your tank name. These values are the result of the 'Tank Builder' and 'Dosing Regime' you configured above. Column 'AIO Select
Y/N' allows you to chose if you want AIO dosing or not. Values taken for AIO will be those of the MACRO. ALWAYS make sure you copy cells AS VALUES ONLY*. Restart from 1. >> if you want to
add additional tanks.

* This is critical! If you do not you could introduce permanent errors to the calculator. Macro [or AIO] Micro
Depth after drain Depth after TAP
Glass Removed water RO Water Required TAP No RO AIO
Tank Name Tank Water
Volume
Real Depth (cm)
[Dimension mode]
thickness
(mm)
(cm)
[Dimension mode - No
(Liters)
[Volume mode]
water addition
expected
[Dimension mode] [Volume mode]
RO
Selection water for WC (Dimension
(Liters) mode
Select
Y/N
Dose
(ml)
Volume
(ml)
Frequency
(per week)
Dose
(ml)
Volume
(ml)
Frequency
(per week)
RO] (cm)

Default Wizard Tank Yes

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Hanuman_preset_tank 166.5 44.0 10.0 25.0 Yes 100% 75.7 Yes 2.5 500 7 2.5 500 7
Zeus_preset_tank 500.0 55.0 10.0 28.0 No 254.5 No 100.0 1000 3 37.0 500 4
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Target Calculator
Tank & Dosing Regime Summary
Your active tank is: Default Wizard Tank
Tank Volume 0 Litre
Tank Volume
WARNING: You have not provied any tank volume. Calculator has
& WC with Tap water 0 Litre nothing to calculate.
Water Change (WC) WC with "RO" water 0 Litre

1. >> Do you want to clone a fertilizer (commercial or popular regime) ?

No

2. >> Which one ? 3. >> X dose by: Actual Cost

ADA Brighty 'K' 1 0.00
2. >>
#VALUE!

YOUR WEEKLY TARGET COMPARE TO :

ADA Dosing * EI Dosing Full * TPN+ Fertiliser
Your Clone
Water Report
Element Target Target
ppm
Recommended Dosage
ppm ppm
per week per week 10ml/100L/week
Nitrate (NO₃) - 0.00 0.70 ppm NO₃ 30.00 ppm NO₃ 5.93 ppm NO₃
Phosphate (PO₄) - 0.00 0.60 ppm PO₄ 3.00 ppm PO₄ 0.31 ppm PO₄
Potassium (K) - 0.00 25.00 ppm K 30.00 ppm K 1.03 ppm K
Magnesium (Mg) - 0.00 10.00 ppm Mg 0.39 ppm Mg
Calcium (Ca) - 0.00 30.00 ppm Ca
Carbonate hardness (dKH) - n/a
Iron (Fe) - n/a 0.06 ppm Fe 0.50 ppm Fe 0.07 ppm Fe
* Popular non-commercial fertilizing regimes. ** Except for Fe, the trace side of this fertilizer is not publicly available.

3. >>

SALT RATIOS SALT SOLUBILITY CONTAINER DRY DOSING MACRO SIDE PPM RESULTS
Solubility Level Acquired
Solubility limit 'AIO' dosing 'AIO' dosing 'AIO' dosing regime is incomplete. Nothing to calculate! Hardness
Target in container
Compound Name Ratio Element Salt Share volume set @ 75% regime is regime is
(% of limit) (gr/L) incomplete! incomplete!
NO3 N PO4 P K Mg Ca CO3 HCO3 Cl SO4 dGH dKH
Potassium Nitrate NO3 [0% NO₃]
Magnesium Nitrate NO3 [0% NO₃]
Calcium Nitrate NO3 [0% NO₃]
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate NO3 [0% NO₃]
Ammonium Nitrate NO3 [0% NO₃]
Ammonium Sulfate NO3 [0% NO₃]
Urea NO3 [0% NO₃]
Monopotassium Phosphate PO4 [0% PO₄]
Potassium Sulfate K [0% K]
Potassium Choride K [0% K]
Magnesium Chloride Mg [0% Mg]
Magnesium Sulfate Hepta. Mg [0% Mg]
Calcium Chloride Di. Ca [0% Ca]
Calcium Sulfate Di. Ca [0% Ca] 0.00 gr
Calcium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH] 0.00 gr
Magnesium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH] 0.00 gr
Potassium Bicarbonate dKH [0% dKH]
Potassium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH]
Total per dose
0
Total weekly

These values are weekly results since they are single dosed. They are reflected in the
'Total weekly' line BUT not in the 'Total per dose' line. Added from your WC (Water Report)

'AIO' dosing regime is incomplete. Can't compare costs! GRAN TOTAL PPM (and % of YOUR TARGET)
- NO3 N PO4 P K Mg Ca CO3 HCO3 Cl SO4 dGH dKH
Weekly Monthly Yearly Per litre
Your Fertilizer n/a n/a n/a -
Actual ADA Brighty 'K' product 0.00 0 0 33.333333333333 YOUR FERT PPM vs. >> ADA Brighty 'K' 7ml/20L/week
Savings Potential n/a n/a n/a #VALUE!

SALT RATIOS SALT SOLUBILITY CONTAINER DRY DOSING MICRO SIDE PPM RESULTS
Solubility Level 'AIO' dosing dosing regime is incomplete. Nothing to calculate! Acquired
Target in container Solubility limit 'AIO' dosing 'AIO' dosing Hardness
Compound Name Ratio Element Salt Share volume set @ 75% dosing regime is dosing regime is
(% of limit) (gr/L) incomplete! incomplete!
Fe Mn Zn B Cu Mo Co Ni Mg Ca SO4 dGH dKH
APFUK Chelated Trace Elements Fe + traces 0% Fe
Fe 7% DTPA Fe 0% Fe
Fe 7% DTPA Fe 0% Fe
Total per dose

Total weekly

Added from your WC (Water Report)

GRAN TOTAL PPM (and % of YOUR TARGET - Fe only)

Accounted for in Fe Mn Zn B Cu Mo Co Ni Mg Ca SO4 dGH dKH
Macro Gran Total Target

YOUR TRACE PPM vs. >> ADA Brighty 'K' 7ml/20L/week

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DIY Calculator
Tank & Dosing Regime Summary
Your active tank is: Default Wizard Tank
Tank Volume 0.0 Litre
Tank Volume
WARNING: You have not provied any tank volume. Calculator has
& WC with Tap water 0.0 Litre nothing to calculate.
Water Change (WC) WC with "RO" water 0.0 Litre

1. >> What do you want to make?

Fertilizer

#VALUE!

2. >>

CONTAINER DRY DOSING SALT SOLUBILITY MACRO SIDE PPM RESULTS

Solubility Level 'AIO' dosing regime is incomplete. Nothing to calculate! Acquired
Requested 'AIO' dosing in container Solubility limit Hardness
Compound Name Weight regime is set @ 75%
volume
(gram) incomplete! (% of limit) (gr/L)
NO3 N PO4 P K Mg Ca CO3 HCO3 Cl SO4 dGH dKH
Potassium Nitrate
Magnesium Nitrate
Calcium Nitrate
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate
Ammonium Nitrate
Ammonium Sulfate
Urea
Monopotassium Phosphate
Potassium Sulfate
Potassium Choride
Magnesium Chloride
Magnesium Sulfate Hepta.
Calcium Chloride Di.
Calcium Sulfate Di. 0.00 gr
Calcium Carbonate 0.00 gr
Magnesium Carbonate 0.00 gr
Potassium Bicarbonate
Potassium Carbonate
Total per dose
0
Total weekly

These values are weekly results since they are single dosed. They are reflected in Added from your WC (Water Report)
the 'Total weekly' line BUT not in the 'Total per dose' line.
GRAN TOTAL PPM
'AIO' dosing regime is incomplete. Can't compute cost NO3 N PO4 P K Mg Ca CO3 HCO3 Cl SO4 dGH dKH
(Cost breakdown is availble here)
Weekly Monthly Yearly Per Litre YOUR FERT PPM vs. >> ADA Brighty 'K' 7ml/20L/week
Your Fertilizer 0.00 0 0 n/a

CONTAINER DRY DOSING SALT SOLUBILITY MICRO SIDE PPM RESULTS

Solubility Level 'AIO' dosing dosing regime is incomplete. Nothing to calculate! Acquired
Requested 'AIO' dosing in container Solubility limit Hardness
Compound Name Weight dosing regime set @ 75%
volume
(grams) is incomplete! (% of limit) (gr/L)
Fe Mn Zn B Cu Mo Co Ni Mg Ca SO4 dGH dKH
APFUK Chelated Trace Elements
Fe 7% DTPA
Fe 7% DTPA
Total per dose

Total weekly

Added from your WC (Water Report)

GRAN TOTAL PPM

Accounted for in Fe Mn Zn B Cu Mo Co Ni Mg Ca SO4 dGH dKH
Macro Gran Total
YOUR TRACE PPM vs. >> ADA Brighty 'K' 7ml/20L/week
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DIY Trace Calculator

Tank & Dosing Regime Summary
Your active tank is: Default Wizard Tank
Tank Volume 0.0 Litre
Tank Volume
& WC with Tap water 0.0 Litre You have not provided any tank volume. Calculator has nothing to calculate.
Water Change (WC) WC with "RO" water 0.0 Litre

Micro dosing regime is incomplete.

Nothing to calculate!

1. >> Choose your preferred input method.

PPM 101

2. >>

#VALUE!
1 TRUE
Compare to: Max 100% of AIO cont. 100
ADA Green Brighty Iron Add trace to:
ml of stock
Desired Weekly ^ Wish to prepare Stock solution solution to Dilution Check Dosing Check Dosing Check Dosing Check
Trace Element PPM Target Weekly a stock container add to AIO Ratio regime! regime! regime! Dosing Check Dosing regime!
(ppm) (ppm) solution? volume Container regime!

Fe 7% DTPA Fe No - - - - -

0.175 ppm
Fe 7% DTPA Fe No - - - - -

Manganese Sulfate Monohydrate Mn No - - - - -

(MnSO₄·H₂O)

Zinc Sulfate Heptahydrate Zn No - - - - -

(ZnSO₄∙7H₂O)

Boric Acid (H₃BO₃) B No - - - - -

Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate Cu Yes - - - - -

(CuSO₄∙5H₂O)

Ammonium Molybdate Tetrahydrate

((NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄∙4H₂O)
Mo Yes - - - - -

Nickel Sulfate Hexahydrate Ni Yes - - - - -

(NiSO₄∙6H₂O)

Cobalt Sulfate Heptahydrate Co Yes - - - - -

(CoSO₄∙7H₂0)

Weighing accurately in grams is far easier than in micrograms. Unless you have a realiable high precision analytical
scale (0.001 gr accuracy with a minimum weighing capacity of say 0.01 gr), doing serial dilutions are advisable specially
for Cu, Mo, Ni and Co since amounts can be minute (generaly < 0.05 gr) when producing small fertilizer volumes. Not
only will this method save you time but will also improve accuracy. Serial dillutions should not be required for Fe and
perhaps not for Mn, Zn and B.

Mixing order recommendation (suggested by X3NiTH):

① Zinc compound first as it can precipitate if the water is not properly acidified (re-acidifying the water results in Zinc
oxidizing and becoming plant unavailable) ② Manganese next as it is generally the next heaviest mass of compound
to add ③ then Boric Acid ④ then Copper ⑤ then Molybdate ⑥ then Nickel ⑦ then Cobalt ⑧ Last Iron because it
will change the color of the mixture and masks any potential precipitate formation from other compounds.
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Remin Calculator
Tank & Dosing Regime Summary
Your active tank is: Default Wizard Tank
Tank Volume 0 Litre
Tank Volume
WARNING: You have not provided any tank volume. Calculator has
CAUTION
& WC with Tap water 0 Litre nothing to calculate.
Water Change (WC) WC with "RO" water 0 Litre Making remineralising solutions is subject to the 'common
ion effect' which can lead to a precipitate forming when
certain compounds are mixed in high concentrations. For
Dose ml common cations or anions either:
IMPORTANT: Please read insert! >>>
Container Volume ml 1. Use different dosing containers for Magnesium (Mg) &
Calcium (Ca) compounds. Potassium (K) & Sodium (Na)
1. >> Are you dry dosing or preparing a solution ? coumpounds can be mixed together but separate from Ca
Dry Dosing and Mg; OR
2. Use different dosing containers for Sulfate (SO₄), Chloride
2. >> Do you want to clone a commercial remineraliser ? (Cl) and Carbonates (CO₃). Carbonates and bicarbonates
No can be mixed together.

Which one ? X dose by: Actual Cost

APT Sky * 1 0.00
3. >>
#VALUE!

INFORMATION: The wizard will use your 0 L. WC volume as a basis for calculations.

YOUR WEEKLY TARGET COMPARE TO :

APT Sky * Aqua Balance GH/KH Buffer UP GLA The Ultimate GH Booster
Element Your Targets Recommended Dosage
10.5g/60L/wc 1g/10L/wc 16g/80L/wc
Ca/Mg hardness (dGH) 3.37 7.44 dGH 3.19 dGH 3.77 dGH
Carbonate hardness (dKH) - 1.60 dKH
Ca : Mg ratio 3.34 4 [Ca] : 1.0 [Mg] unknown* or n.a. 2.5 [Ca] : 1.0 [Mg]
Potassium (K) 29.00 ppm K
* Product also contains vitamins, trace elements or other natural extracts.

4. >>
Since your are 'Dry Dosing', solubility percentages shown are for your 0 L. of WC. It is advisable to add salts to WC volume rather than adding them directly in the tank.

SALT RATIOS SALT SOLUBILITY CONTAINER DRY DOSING MACRO SIDE PPM RESULTS
Solubility limit Dry dose Awaiting user's ratio/targets... Acquired
Target Solubility Level set by user @ straight after 0 Hardness
Compound Name Ratio Salt Share
Element (% of limit) 75% L. WC
(gr/L) (gram) NO3 N PO4 P Ca Mg K CO3 HCO3 Cl SO4 Na dGH dKH
Magnesium Chloride Mg dGH [0% Mg dGH]
Magnesium Nitrate Mg dGH [0% Mg dGH]
Magnesium Sulfate Hepta. Mg dGH [0% Mg dGH]
Calcium Chloride Di. Ca dGH [0% Ca dGH]
Calcium Nitrate Ca dGH [0% Ca dGH]
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate Ca dGH [0% Ca dGH]
Calcium Sulfate Di. Ca dGH [0% Ca dGH] 0.00 gr
Calcium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH] 0.00 gr
Magnesium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH] 0.00 gr
Potassium Bicarbonate dKH [0% dKH]
Potassium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH]
Sodium Bicarbonate dKH [0% dKH] #DIV/0!
Sodium Carbonate dKH [0% dKH] #DIV/0!
Monopotassium Phosphate K [0% K]
Potassium Nitrate K [0% K]
Potassium Sulfate K [0% K]
Potassium Choride K [0% K]
Total per dose/weekly
#DIV/0!
Added from your WC (Water Report)

GRAN TOTAL PPM (and % of YOUR TARGET)

Dosing regime is incomplete. Can't compare costs! NO3 N PO4 P Ca Mg K CO3 HCO3 Cl SO4 Na dGH dKH
- #DIV/0!
WC WC x 4 WC x 52 Per Kg
Your Remineralizer n/a n/a n/a #VALUE! #DIV/0!
Actual APT Sky * product 0.00 0 0 52.4875 COMPARED TO: APT Sky * 10.5g/60L/wc
Savings Potential n/a n/a n/a #VALUE!

#DIV/0!
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Cost details of compounds & commercial fertilisers
Weekly compounds cost as selected by user in calculators #VALUE! (Fert. mode) #VALUE! (Fert. mode) #VALUE!
Weight Needed Requested Needed
Compound Price Cost/gram Cost/batch Cost/week Cost/batch Cost/week Cost/WC
(gr) amount (gr) amount (gr) amount (gr)
Potassium Nitrate (KNO₃) 500 gr 5.5 £0.011
Magnesium Nitrate (Mg(NO₃)₂.6H₂O) 1000 gr 20.59 £0.021
Calcium Nitrate (Ca(NO₃)₂.4H₂O) 1000 gr 10 £0.01
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) 750 gr 16.5 £0.022
Ammonium Nitrate (NH₄NO₃) 500 gr 6.21 £0.012
Ammonium Sulfate ((NH₄)₂SO₄) 500 gr 4.49 £0.009
Urea (CO(NH₂)₂) 1800 gr 12 £0.007
Monopotassium Phosphate (KH₂PO₄) 250 gr 3 £0.01
Potassium Sulfate (K₂SO₄) 5000 gr 17 £0.003
Potassium Choride (KCl) 1000 gr 8.95 £0.009
Magnesium Chloride (MgCl₂.6H₂O) 5000 gr 15.99 £0.003
Magnesium Sulfate Hepta. (MgSO₄∙7H₂O) 10000 gr 10.24 £0.001
Calcium Chloride Di. (CaCl₂∙2H₂O) 25000 gr 25 £0.001
Calcium Sulfate Di. (CaSO₄∙2H₂O) 2500 gr 12.95 £0.005
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO₃) 10000 gr 20 £0.002
Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO₃) 1000 gr 11.14 £0.011
Potassium Bicarbonate (KHCO₃) 1000 gr 8.95 £0.009
Potassium Carbonate (K₂CO₃) 2500 gr 13.3 £0.005
Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) 25000 gr 25 £0.001
Sodium Carbonate (Na₂CO₃.10H₂O) 25000 gr 15 £0.001
Ascorbic acid (E300) 1000 gr 13.99 £0.014
Potassium sorbate (E202) 1600 gr 3.65 £0.002
APFUK Chelated Trace Elements 250 gr 7.5 £0.030
Aquagreen Amgrow Mix CSM+B 100 gr 2.35 £0.024
Aqua Plant Care CSM+B 21 gr 2.99 £0.142
AquaticKart Plantex CSM+B 20 gr 2.45 £0.123
Desbro Harvest Chelated Micro 1000 gr 5.2 £0.005
GLA EDTA Micromix 1000 gr 13.75 £0.014
Manutec Trace Elements 500 gr 6.17 £0.012
NilocG Plantex CSM+B 450 gr 9.45 £0.021
Solufeed Sodium Free TEC 1000 gr 16 £0.016
Solufeed Sodium Free TEC-SF 1000 gr 12.99 £0.013
The PlantGuy CSM+B 400 gr 14.16 £0.035
YaraTera Rexolin APN 100 gr 8.35 £0.083
YaraTera Tenso COCKTAIL 10000 gr 229 £0.023
Fe 7% DTPA 1000 gr 14.45 £0.014 0 0 0 0
Fe 8% DTPA 50 gr 2.9 £0.058 0 0 0 0
Fe 10% DTPA 0 0 0 0
Fe 11% DTPA 1000 gr 16 £0.016 0 0 0 0
Fe 6% EDDHA 1000 gr 15.5 £0.016 0 0 0 0
Fe 7% EDDHA 1000 gr 13.75 £0.014 0 0 0 0
Fe 13.2% EDTA 1000 gr 12.5 £0.013 0 0 0 0
Fe Gluconate 11% (E579) 454 gr 13.61 £0.030 0 0 0 0

Fertilizing/Remineralizer
Segregated Sub-Totals & Totals Compounds
Acidifiers/Stabilizers Traces Iron (Fe) TOTALS

Weekly cost or Total Batch Total Weekly

Target / DIY / Remin Batch cost
WC cost
Batch cost Weekly cost Batch cost Weekly cost Batch cost Weekly cost
Cost Cost
Batch Cost/L

#VALUE! - - - - - - - - - - -
#VALUE! 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
#VALUE! 0 0 - -

No commercial fertilizer product selected in TargetCalculator. Nothing to show.

#VALUE!
Volume Cost per Cost per [ml or gr] Cost per week Cost per 1 Cost per 1 Cost per 1 Cost per 1 Cost per 1
Commercial Fertiliser [ml or gr]
Purchase Price
[litre or kg] [ml or gr] per week @ RMD ppm NO₃ ppm PO₄ ppm K ppm Mg ppm Fe

-
-

No commercial remineralizer product selected in ReminCalculator. Nothing to show.

#VALUE! 1

Cost per Cost per

Volume Cost per Cost per [ml or gr] Cost per week
Commercial Remineralizer [ml or gr]
Purchase Price
[litre or kg] [ml or gr] per week @ RMD 1.0 dGH 1.0 dKH
per gram/ml per gram/ml
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Core Settings
For customization purposes, you will be asked a few questions. If you do not know the answers to some of these questions then leave the cells blank/to their default value. Note that
througout the sheets of this calculator, only cells highlighted in blue (as this one) are editable. Cells with a red border are dropdown menus. All others are locked to prevent unwanted
editing or deletion.
1. UNIT HELPER 4. AMMONIA & UREA
ALL user input in the calculator needs to be done in metric units. However, below you have the option to
select imperial units which ONLY serve as a visual reference. You can also select your preferred currency
which is used for fertilizer cost assessments. Ammonia and Urea can be used as a Nitrogen source. However, they can potentially be unsafe if dosed
inappropriately. Do you understand the risks involved in using them?
Note: all default costs provided in section 8. are in GBP (£). If you select a different currency, you need to (Calculator assumes all 'N' gets converted by the bacteria in your tank to NO3 ions)
convert the values as this calculator does not make the conversion.

Volume Litre I understand the risks involved in using Ammonia Yes

Length cm I understand the risks involved in using Urea Yes
Currency GBP
2. YOUR AREA WATER REPORT (WR) 5. HYDRATE/COMPOUND SELECTOR
If you wish for the mineral content of your TAP water to be accounted for in your fertilizer calculations you
can provide your water utility's water report below. We have only integrated parameters relevant to the Some of the compounds used as fertilizers are hydrates. Pick the ones you would like to use here below. If
purpose of this calculator. you have no idea what this is, leave as is. You can always change later.

Parameter Value Unit My notes

### Carbonate Hardness (CH) mg/l CaCo3 aka alkalinity or temporary hardness Magnesium Sulfate Hepta. MgSO₄∙7H₂O 'Epsom salt'
### Nitrate (NO₃) mg/l Calcium Chloride Di. CaCl₂∙2H₂O
### Phosphate (PO₄) mg/l Calcium Sulfate Di. CaSO₄∙2H₂O 'Gypsum'
### Potassium (K) mg/l Monopotassium Phosphate KH₂PO₄
### Magnesium (Mg) mg/l Hemi. = Hemihydrate (1/2) / Mono. = Monohydrate (1) / Di. = Dihydrate (2)
### Calcium (Ca) mg/l Tetra. = Tetrahydrate (4) / Hexa. = Hexahydrate (6) / Hepta. = Heptahydrate (7)
### Choride (Cl) mg/l 6. SALT SOLUBILITY
### Nickel (Ni) mg/l Here you can set the salt solubility level. Keeping it at 75% may avoid solubility issues when designing a
Sulfate (SO₄) mg/l fetilizer with multiple compounds. Going lower will simply warn you that you have reached solubility levels
### Sodium (Na) mg/l much earlier.

3. ELEMENTS UPPER LIMIT

Salt Solubility Level (%) 75%
Here you can increase the upper (maximum) limit the calculator should use when making calculations. Beyong
these values the calculators will refuse to calculate. If you experience an "upper limit exceeded" error while Note: Solubilty of Fe chelates will vary with water PH. Values used in the calculator are based on Solufeed products.
~ using the calculators, simply increase the value of the corresponding element here. Variations may exist with other brands.

Element Value Unit Mini. Val. My notes 7. SCALE

Nitrate (NO₃) 100 ppm 45 Here you can set the overall level of accuracy of your scale. This is used to provide guidance in the
Phosphate (PO₄) 100 ppm 10 DIYTraceCalculator and does not interfere with actual calculations.
Potassium (K) 100 ppm 40 Take this with a grain of salt.
Magnesium (Mg) 100 ppm 25
Total limit: 37.06 dGH
Calcium (Ca) 100 ppm 50 Advertised scale readability/resolution 0.01 gr (10 mg)
Carbonate (dKH) 100 ppm 20 Your level of confidence in your scale accuracy Normal
Iron (Fe) 5 ppm 1.6
8. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS & COMPOUND COSTS
You can edit the cost of each compound and commercial fertilizer included in the calculator. These will provide a cost comparative assessment when designing your fertilizer. This is purely for information and does not
hinder the core funtionality of the calculator. Values below are actual prices in GBP as of September 2020.

Compound (Dry) Amount (gr) Price My notes Commercial Micronutrient Amount (gr) Price My notes
Potassium Nitrate (KNO₃) 500 £5.50 APFUK Chelated Trace Elements 250 £7.50
Magnesium Nitrate (Mg(NO₃)₂.6H₂O) 1,000 £20.59 Aquagreen Amgrow Mix CSM+B 100 £2.35 Converted from AU$ to GBP
Calcium Nitrate (Ca(NO₃)₂.4H₂O) 1,000 £10.00 Aqua Plant Care CSM+B 21 £2.99
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) 750 £16.50 AquaticKart Plantex CSM+B 20 £2.45
Ammonium Nitrate (NH₄NO₃) 500 £6.21 Desbro Harvest Chelated Micro 1000 £5.20 Converted from MUR to GBP
Ammonium Sulfate ((NH₄)₂SO₄) 500 £4.49 GLA EDTA Micromix 1000 £13.75
Urea (CO(NH₂)₂) 1,800 £12.00 Manutec Trace Elements 500 £6.17 Converted from AU$ to GBP
Monopotassium Phosphate (KH₂PO₄) 250 £3.00 NilocG Plantex CSM+B 450 £9.45
Potassium Sulfate (K₂SO₄) 5,000 £17.00 Solufeed Sodium Free TEC 1000 £16.00
Potassium Choride (KCl) 1,000 £8.95 Solufeed Sodium Free TEC-SF 1000 £12.99
Magnesium Chloride (MgCl₂.6H₂O) 5,000 £15.99 The PlantGuy CSM+B 400 £14.16
Magnesium Sulfate Hepta. (MgSO₄∙7H₂O) 10,000 £10.24 YaraTera Rexolin APN 100 £8.35
Calcium Chloride Di. (CaCl₂∙2H₂O) 25,000 £25.00 YaraTera Tenso COCKTAIL 10000 £229.00
Calcium Sulfate Di. (CaSO₄∙2H₂O) 2,500 £12.95 Fe 7% DTPA 1000 £14.45
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO₃) 10,000 £20.00 Fe 8% DTPA 50 £2.90
Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO₃) 1,000 £11.14 Fe 10% DTPA 0 £0.00 Price unavailable
Potassium Bicarbonate (KHCO₃) 1,000 £8.95 Fe 11% DTPA 1000 £16.00
Potassium Carbonate (K₂CO₃) 2,500 £13.30 Fe 6% EDDHA 1000 £15.50
Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) 25,000 £25.00 Fe 7% EDDHA 1000 £13.75
Sodium Carbonate (Na₂CO₃.10H₂O) 25,000 £15.00 Fe 13.2% EDTA 1000 £12.50
Ascorbic acid (E300) 1,000 £13.99 Fe Gluconate 11% (E579) 453.6 £13.61 Converted from pounds to Kg
Potassium sorbate (E202) 1,600 £3.65 Commercial Remineralizer Amount (gr) Price My notes
Commercial Fertilizer Volume (ml) Price My notes APT Sky 800 £41.990 NEW
ADA Brighty 'K' 300 £10.00 Aqua Balance GH/KH Buffer UP 4,000 £28.950
ADA Green Brighty Neutral 'K' 300 £18.99 AZOO GH Plus 250 £16.780
ADA Green Brighty Iron 300 £18.99 Dennerle 'S.King' - Bee Salt 200 £13.990
ADA Green Brighty Mineral 300 £18.99 Dennerle 'S.King' -GH+/KH+ 1,000 £44.990 DISABLED
ADA Green Brighty 'N' 300 £18.99 Dennerle 'S.King'- Mineral Fluid Double 100 £10.990
APT 3/Comp. 1,000 £45.00 Dennerle 'S.King' - Shrimp Salt 200 £13.990 DISABLED
APT E/EI 1,000 £45.00 GLA The Ultimate GH Booster 454 £5.320
APT 1/Zero 1,000 £45.00 JBL Aquadur 250 £10.990
Dennerle Plant Elixir 250 £4.99 DISABLED Noraq GH-Salt 1,000 £33.300 Converted from DKK to GBP
Aquaboost Compleat 500 £10.50 Converted from DKK to GBP Noraq GH/TH+ 1,000 £33.300 Converted from DKK to GBP
Aqua Rebell Macro Basic - EI 5,000 £55.90 Saltly Shrimp GH/KH+ 200 £17.490 DISABLED
Aqua Rebell Macro Basic - NPK 5,000 £55.90 Saltly Shrimp Mineral GH/KH+ 740 £8.297 DISABLED
Aqua Rebell Micro Basic - Iron 5,000 £60.30 BeeShrimp Mineral GH+ 0 £0.000 DISABLED
Colombo FloraGrow 2,500 £17.99 Seachem Equilibrium 300 £7.990
Dennerle E15 FerActive 40 Tablets £12.99 DISABLED Tetra pH/KH Plus 250 £8.500
Dennerle V30 Complete 250 £21.49 DISABLED TNC GH Boost 1,200 £11.200
Dennerle S7 ViaMax 250 £21.49 Tropic Marin Re-min Tropical 250 £10.990 DISABLED
GATIT Series 0 £0.00 DISABLED
General Hydroponics FloraGro 10,000 £55.00 * Disabled products will either be enabled in a future update or removed permanently.
General Hydroponics FloraMicro 10,000 £60.00
Proflora Ferropol 625 £9.99
JBL Proscape Fe + Microelements 500 £17.99 Once you are done click the fish bowl to configure your tank and dosing regime.
JBL Proscape K Macroelements 250 £9.99
JBL Proscape Mg Macroelements 250 £9.99
JBL Proscape N Macroelements 250 £10.99
JBL Proscape NPK Macroelements 500 £17.99
Masterline AIO Soil 5,000 £72.00 NEW - Converted from LEI to GBP
Masterline AIO Golden 5,000 £72.00 NEW - Converted from LEI to GBP
Masterline AIO 5,000 £64.62 NEW - Converted from LEI to GBP
NilocG Thrive All-in-One 4,000 £51.69
NilocG Thrive C All-in-One 4,000 £46.29
NilocG Thrive S All-in-One 4,000 £51.69
NilocG Thrive+ All-in-One 4,000 £51.69
Seachem Flourish 500 £15.65 DISABLED
TNC Complete 1,000 £16.99
TPN+ Fertiliser 500 £3.99
Tropica Premium Nutrition 5,000 £89.99
Tropica Specialised Nutrition 5,000 £89.99
VIMI All-in-One 1,175 £22.75
VIMI All-in-Red 1,175 £25.45
VIMI Micro 1,175 £22.75
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LEGEND

There are only 2 types of user editables cells in this calculator. Anything else is locked for your protection and to prevent undesirable results.
Editable cells (blue)
Dropdown lists (blue with red borders)

SHEETS

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Self-explanatory.

TankAndDosing
This sheet serves as your starting point to design your fertilizer. Here you set your tank volume/dimensions, whether you use RO water or not and your dosing regime.
There is also an option to store multiple tanks so you don't have to enter the data each time. Follow the instructions provided in the sheet.

TargetCalculator
Here you can design a clone from a known commercial fertilizer or known regime (e.i. EI, PMDD, ADA Dosing etc). You can also desgin your own fertilizer with your own PPM targets.
To select which compound to use simply input a ratio. This enables you to fine tune the proportions of each compound.

DIYCalculator
This calulator is similar to the TargetCalculator except here you can use weights instead of PPM. The clone feature is not available in this calculator.

DIYTraceCalculator
This calculator is for the more advanced users who wish to produce their own trace mix. Traces can be selected independently. A serial dilution option is also available.
Both PPM and Grams can be used as input.

ReminCalculator
This calculator allows you to design a clone from a known commercial remineralizer or by targeting dGH, dKH, Ca:Mg ratio and K.
To select which compound to use simply input a ratio. This enables you to fine tune the proportions of each compound.
There is one exception to this calculator. The dosing amount and container volume are to be populated directly on the calculator sheet and not in the TankAndDosing sheet.

CostDetails
This sheet provides the cost details of the fertilizers/remineralizers/clones you produce in all calculators. Costs are broken down by compound used in the fertilizer you produced.

CoreSettings
This sheet is used to fine tune and configure your calculator. For example, you can input your local water report, select hydrates or set your compound cost among other settings.
It is recommended but not required that you go through this sheet thoroughly before starting anything.
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* All information used in this calculator as a source to make calculations is available to the public.
* Some fertilizers manufacturers do not always provide complete information regarding their product composition. In some instances they may even intentionally obfuscate the information to prevent the public from copying their formula. Keep that in mind.
* Pseudo Compare Cost of Clone (per Kg/L): Since clones can be dosed in different volumes and/or different masses of dry salts (due to different salts being used by the commercial product), the Pseudo Compare Cost objectively compares clone cost with the commercial products they intend to clone. The Pseudo Compare Cost uses the weekly clone cost and how long the mass/volume of commercial product would last to achieve the same weekly PPMs/dGH/dKH.
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Aquaria
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General Chemistry
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Microsoft Excel aid

https://www.mrexcel.com/board/
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https://www.excelforum.com/
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https://www.exceltip.com
https://www.contextures.com

Fertilizer Manufacturer
http://www.dtl.mu
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http://www.traceelements.com.au
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https://aquatickart.in
https://dennerle.com
https://greenleafaquariums.com
https://solufeed.com
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https://www.jbl.de/en
https://www.nilocg.com
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https://aquasourceuk.com
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https://www.tropic-marin.com
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https://www.aqua-rebell.de
https://generalhydroponics.com
https://colombo.nl
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https://www.saltyshrimp.de/english/
https://masterline.ro

Water Reports
St. Paul https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/Media%20Root/Water%20Services/SPRWS_2020_JAN_MonthlyMineralReport.pdf
Bangkok https://www.mwa.co.th/main.php?filename=quality_ReportMonthly
Beverley http://www.ywsonline.co.uk/web/WQZ.nsf/0/4ACC7A240E56684580258308006120F9/$file/Beverley%202017%20WSZ.pdf
Camberra https://www.iconwater.com.au/~/media/files/icon-water/key-publications/adwqr-2018-19-web.pdf?la=en&hash=A53D5AE778E7DE6D5BF0CF3F67330CB043577D0D
London http://twmediadevcdn.azureedge.net/waterquality/WQ%20Report_Z0016_Bloomsbury.pdf
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Skagit https://www.skagitpud.org/media/hxfllcht/ccr2019.pdf
Sydney https://www.sydneywater.com.au/web/groups/publicwebcontent/documents/document/zgrf/mji2/~edisp/dd_226735.pdf

Working Music
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etc etc etc
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