Planting ferts
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Go to the pharmacy and get Fleet Enema(one bottle) for Phosphorus. You can also pick up a container of Epsom Salts for Mg(magnesium) while your there if you have soft water.
Go to the grocery store and get 'nu', or 'no-salt' (a salt substitute in the dietary or salt section) for KCl(potassium).
You can get the Flourish nitrogen on the site you link to, but it would be less expensive to get dry KNO3 and that will dose both K and N for you.
Definitely, I would recommend the Flourish for traces. Don't get Flourish 'Trace'. It's a diluted version of regular Flourish.
I would stay off the Fe for now. You may need it in the future, but Flourish should supply all you'll need at this time.
Len
Go to the grocery store and get 'nu', or 'no-salt' (a salt substitute in the dietary or salt section) for KCl(potassium).
You can get the Flourish nitrogen on the site you link to, but it would be less expensive to get dry KNO3 and that will dose both K and N for you.
Definitely, I would recommend the Flourish for traces. Don't get Flourish 'Trace'. It's a diluted version of regular Flourish.
I would stay off the Fe for now. You may need it in the future, but Flourish should supply all you'll need at this time.
Len
One thing I forgot to mention. I'm am at the very end of my fishless cycle, so there are still nitrates present but not many. Same for nitrites. Do I still need to add Flourish Nitrogen?
Also, is it bad if I just get all Seachem products? Is it just cheaper to get the other products you mentioned, or are there additional benefits?
Also, is it bad if I just get all Seachem products? Is it just cheaper to get the other products you mentioned, or are there additional benefits?
For your tank it's fine to use the SeaChem stuff. Just less expensive with the others.
But you won't be using tons of nutrients, so for convenience you'd probably be better off with them.
Test your parameters before adding anything. N=5-10, P=0.5-1.0, K - dose 1/2 strength of directed dosage until your plants tell you that they need more.
I would dose everything at 1/2 strength and test for content to bring to the above parameters. Get the N, but dose only when it and the others don't meet the required content.
Over doing it with nutrients, especially in a new or lightly planted tank can lead to algae issues. Observe and watch your test numbers. Use common sense and let the plants tell you when they need something.
BTW, these numbers are for reference. If your tank does fine with less, use less.
I would err on the side of low dosages. Less problems that way.
Len
But you won't be using tons of nutrients, so for convenience you'd probably be better off with them.
Test your parameters before adding anything. N=5-10, P=0.5-1.0, K - dose 1/2 strength of directed dosage until your plants tell you that they need more.
I would dose everything at 1/2 strength and test for content to bring to the above parameters. Get the N, but dose only when it and the others don't meet the required content.
Over doing it with nutrients, especially in a new or lightly planted tank can lead to algae issues. Observe and watch your test numbers. Use common sense and let the plants tell you when they need something.
BTW, these numbers are for reference. If your tank does fine with less, use less.
I would err on the side of low dosages. Less problems that way.
Len