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Aquarist Forums => Freshwater General Discussions => Plants => Topic started by: sanny on December 23, 2013, 05:06:43 PM

Title: Planted tank substrate
Post by: sanny on December 23, 2013, 05:06:43 PM
How does one, supplement nutrients into a planted tank after the nutrient deplete from the substrate? Other then using root tabs.
Title: Re: Planted tank substrate
Post by: bettabreeder on December 23, 2013, 07:39:45 PM
Micro and macro nutrients can be purchase in a bottle.


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Title: Re: Planted tank substrate
Post by: wolfiewill on December 23, 2013, 08:17:08 PM
You can buy dry fertilizers or purchase them premixed from your local fish store. Our local outlet for dry ferts is B&B Hydroponics. But for plants that mostly root feed, substrate fertilization works well.
Title: Re: Planted tank substrate
Post by: exv152 on December 24, 2013, 12:53:52 AM
Some serious planted tank folks use garden fertilizers like jobes sticks, or make their own capsules out of osmocote etc. But I would caution to begin very gradual.