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Gumby131
05-24-2006, 1:57 AM
hey,
I was wondering if someone could buy me (I will Give You the Money) some Jobes Nutrient Sticks, and post them over here( i will also pay for shipping ). as you cant get em over here in australia.
Gumby - What kind of plants are you keeping that you think need them?
I have been keeping planted tanks for 40 years and have yet to find the plant(s) that needs in-substrate fertilization if they are adding a sufficient amount of nutrients into the water table. And I've kept many of the so-called 'root feeders'.
Those spikes and many of the plant tabs available can cause horrendous algae issues if disturbed and allowed into the water table before they are spent.
They can be disturbed either by fish or yourself when moving or pruning or cleaning the substrate.
Just wanted to give you my spin on this form of fertilization. It can have a tremendous down side.
Len
Yuri De Lima
05-25-2006, 4:45 PM
You know I never looked. :look:
You from Australia??
HIYA MAITE??? :hi: :hi:
Gunnie
05-25-2006, 4:50 PM
I have a friend from PlantGeek (http://www.plantgeek.net) who makes his own root tabs which get rave reviews and are probably even cheaper than the job's spikes. Are you interested?
beviking
05-25-2006, 8:35 PM
I have some on hand. PM me your address and I'll send 'em to you. I would research them a bit more and understand Len is offering good advice, but people do still use them and ime, they can help "heavy root feeders" though I don't think they NEED them.
-Bill
Gumby131
05-28-2006, 4:55 AM
yer beviking your PM list is full
Gumby131
05-28-2006, 4:59 AM
You know I never looked. :look:
You from Australia??
HIYA MAITE??? :hi: :hi:
yeah, LOL Fair dinkum crack a beer mate and have a barbie!!!! then go let it out on the dunny and then restock on a vegemite sandwich.
BLLLOOOOOOGHHHHHHH i hate vegemite!!!!!!
Roan Art
05-28-2006, 9:41 AM
Be careful about sending stuff to Australia. They are very stringent about what goes in and out of the country.
Roan
Robert H
05-30-2006, 10:02 AM
Surely you must have something like Jobes in your local garden store. All it is, is a NPK slow release fertilizer, (nitrogen, phosphate, potassium) Look for any kind of stick or tablet with three sets of numbers. like 15-8-12 The middle number is phosphate. Look for one where the middle number is less than 10 and the other two numbers are double digits.
Red Tailed Wonder
06-21-2006, 10:06 AM
know smone who has a rabbit? put the pellets at the roots. works magic!
Roan Art
06-21-2006, 11:21 AM
know smone who has a rabbit? put the pellets at the roots. works magic!
Heh. That is almost funny.
Australia is, or was, overrun with rabbits. They were introduced and there are no natural predators to control their numbers. Like a plague of locusts, they are -- or were.
Roan
Red Tailed Wonder
06-22-2006, 10:28 AM
what? it works.
Roan Art
06-22-2006, 1:54 PM
what? it works.
No, I was referring to the "do you know someone that has a rabbit" question.
Nah, never mind ;)
Roan