nutrient ratio speedometer thingy

comanchesue

I'm having trouble understanding the out of range part of this graph. If my zinc:copper ratio shows the arm all the way to the right-which do I add? How much?

Hilary

Hi @comanchesue ,
On the dial, the Green coloured section of the Dial is the optimal Range for your ratio. If it is pointing more to the right it means that you should increase copper consumption in relation to zinc.
You can read about this topic on one of our recent Blog posts https://cronometer.com/blog/nutrient-ratios-zinccopper/

comanchesue

Thank you, that was very helpful

comanchesue

How can I attach a picture to show what is confusing me about the nutrient ratios? I click on the image and it's asking for an url

Hilary

If you would like to submit an image on the forum select the Image Icon on the top right hand side of the text box that you type in. Select "Choose Files". You can also drag and drop an image into the text box

comanchesue

I don't have the "choose files" option, only the Image URL but I figured out why I was confused. I thought the arrow meant I needed more zinc in order to move up into the green range, but now I understand that it is pointing at the nutrient (copper) I need to increase. Duh.

Aaron

Keep in mind these balances are showing ratios, so you can move the ratio by either consuming more of one, or consuming less of the other.

comanchesue

Thanks Aaron, my confusion was caused by how I read the graphic. With the arrow all the way to the right of the zinc:copper, I thought I needed to increase zinc in order to move the arrow back up into the green and that didn't jibe with my actual numbers.