The standard Kuban Aquariums Phosphate recipe may not suit your aquarium's individual needs. For example, if you want to achieve a precise phosphate concentration increase of 0.1 mg/L when adding 1 ml of fertilizer, you need to adapt the base recipe to your requirements. Also, the standard volume of 1000 ml may be too large for aquariums up to 120 liters — such quantity will last more than a year, which can lead to fertilizer spoilage.
In this example, we'll show how to modify the recipe to obtain the desired concentration and a more practical volume of 500 ml for a 120 L aquarium.
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Open the Recipe Creation Form
- In the Samomes main menu, select the "Recipes" section.
- Click the "ADD" button and the New Recipe creation form will open.
Step 2: Select a Recipe
- Click on the arrow to the right in the "Recipes" field
- From the dropdown recipe list select Kuban Aquariums Phosphate
Step 3: Set the Required Fertilizer Volume
- In the "Reagents" field for the "Water - H2O" reagent, specify the desired fertilizer volume. In this case, enter the value "500" ml.
- The finished fertilizer volume is determined by the amount of water in the recipe.
⚠️ Attention: The system will warn you if you exceed the maximum solubility of the potassium monophosphate reagent.
Step 4. Set Target Specific Concentrations
- Click the "Calculate reagent masses" button
- Select aquarium
In the opened window:
- Select your aquarium from the dropdown list (if created previously)
- Or enter the aquarium volume manually in the "Aquarium volume" field
- Enter desired concentrations
For phosphorus (P), specify 0.1 mg/L per 1 ml.
- This means that when adding 1 ml of fertilizer, the phosphorus concentration will increase by 0.1 mg/L when adding 1 ml of fertilizer.
- Click the "Save" button in the calculation window
- The system will automatically recalculate the masses of all reagents and display them in the "Reagents" table
Step 5. Save the Adapted Recipe
- You can change the recipe name and description. For example, you can add an indication of the new volume, "Kuban Aquariums Phosphate - 500".
- Click the "SAVE" button in the lower right corner
- The recipe will be saved in the "Recipes" section, and will also be automatically available in the "Dosing" section.
Managing the Saved Recipe
After saving the ready-made recipe, you can:
View parameters:
- Click on the arrow to the right of "Recipe"
Change parameters:
- Click the "EDIT" button in the expanded list
Delete recipe:
- Click the "REMOVE" button in the expanded list
