Nutrients Re-purposed old aquarium stuff (Any chemists?)

[Idiot-sativant]

Before I realized I could grow cannabis, I aspired to be a very amateur Aquatic Horticulturalist so my aquariums could have that flowing natural beauty to them as schools of fish flutter by. Over the years I collected many odds and ends but I do think I have found a new life for some of them in the Cannabis Age!

1) Seachem Prime - Removes chlorine, chloramine and detoxifies ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate

I have used this the past 6 watering’s and it seems to be working. The last 3 times I took direct tap water(not waiting for gas off of chlorine), added prime and PH Down, and watered my babies!

So far so good!

Bucket: 1 Gallon (3.8l)
Water: Ph 8.5
After Ph Down: 6.5
Seachum Prime: 1ml (or one full squeeze from amber dropper bottle pipette to make life easier)

Any conflicting experiences?

Anyone want to test it with me?

2) Dry Fertilizer

I have the following dry nutrients I used to add to my aquarium to create beautiful landscapes from delicate mosses to hardy plants:

KH2PO4 - Mono potassium
K2SO4 - Potassium sulfate
KNO3 - Potassium nitrate
Trace elements

The problem I hope someone could help me solve is how to make these useful for a cannabis grower.

In my aquarium I would use: 1/32 tsp KH2PO4, 1/32 tsp K2SO4, 1/8 tsp KNO3, 1/32 tsp Trace Elements, but that is an environment for fish with balanced organic life helping to dirty/clean the tank. Perhaps I am thinking about this the wrong way?

My chemistry skills are lacking so I don't know how to turn it into a usable soil fertilizer, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Steviestash]

I think the nutes for fish tanks are just too weak you would have to use a lot

 

[Idiot-sativant]

I do have a lot of the dry powders sitting in a box, it might still be worth it.
What would indicate the strength/weakness of dry fertilizers? I assumed strength would be determined by N-K-P?

I don't know how to figure out, for example, 3-1-1 starting from the listed dry powders above. Maybe some lucky aquarium hobbyist will get a nice gift from me if I can't get it to work with the help of the AFN community. The Searchem Prime, I'm happy to say, continues to not have a noticeable effect on my plants health.

 

[Yourztrulee]

Are you not keeping fish anymore? I currently have a 125 gallon discus tank set up. I've kicked around the idea of using the wastewater from my tank to water my plants just never got around to it yet.

 

[Idiot-sativant]

All that's left is a small tank I maintain for my kids when they visit with the typical guppies and rescue fish.
All the 4ft + tanks with schools of 20 Odessa Barbs, breeding pairs of Kribensis, and specialized Cichlid tanks where sold off in divorce. Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society website was a great resource when I was active a few years ago.

I am interested to see what would happen with the water runoff from a large stable tank! Combining both hobbies into a super hobby, you're tempting me haha.