Is Seachem the Best Fertilizer?

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Is Seachem the best Fertilizer for Plants?

That is all alll I hear people talking about in this fourum.

So I went to Doctors Fostors and Smith to Order Seachem Flourish.

To my surprise there was not one Fertilizer but 7.

Not knowing which I needed I just ordered all 7 since they were not expensive.

1. Seachem Flourish
2. Seachem Excel
3. Seachem Iron
4. Seachem Trace
5. Seachem Phosphorus
6. Seachem Potassium
7. Seachem Nitrogen

Do I Dos all 7 of these Products at once?

Does anyone know the shelflife of them Before they Go Bad?

Thanks,
Steve
 
You also need to know what your water values are in the way of mineral/metals makeup.

As an example, I know I have Iron-poor water so I supplement iron. My phosphorus is slightly high and that affects my calcium. I wouldn't need to dose Phosphorus as it would only accelerate the formation of algae.


As already stated, it is a balancing act. It is not like your lawn where you just grab a bag of fertilizer and go to town. This is not something you can learn in 1 or 2 hours. It takes time and patience as well as listening to and accepting critique.
 
excuzzzeme said:
...This is not something you can learn in 1 or 2 hours. It takes time and patience as well as listening to and accepting critique.
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It is also trial and error. What works best for one person may not be what will work for your tank. There are so many variables that effect how your tank will do with the same products.

But to answer your original question; I believe that Seachem has the highest quality liquid ferts and I regularly use Flourish, Excel, Trace and Iron in some of my tanks.
 
I have a 29, and a 36 BF with 80 watts over both 6700K. I use the complete seachem line dosing excel , trace, and comprhensive Wed, Saturday, and I dose excel m,w,f,s. I test for nitates, and phosphates to determine if and when I dose nitrogen and phosphorus. And use charts describing deficiencies to determine iron, and potassium. I actually hit all seven once a month. I have low light plants and have little trouble with algae. I consider my tanks to be heavily planted.

Many people use dry fertilizers and dose EI, and do large water changes once a week. It is all personal preference.
 
Once you get the hang of dosing, save a ton of money and buy dry ferts.
 
imho sechem might be the best liquid ferts but by far not the best ferts. the best ferts are from aquariumfertilizer.com.

for carbon there's still seachem's excel or co2 injection.
 
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