API Leaf Zone Plant

[alex07]

What do you think about API's Leaf Zone as plant food instead of using the tabs?

 

[Mr. Limpet]

What do you think about API's Leaf Zone as plant food instead of using the tabs?

Depends on what plants you're using it on IMO. Some plants need tabs because they're heavy root feeders and make limited use of liquid ferts.

 

[alex07]

Well I have Amazon Swords

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Well I have Amazon Swords

Yep, heavy root feeders from what I know of them. They get too big for my tanks though, so I don't even try lol.

http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_search.php?search=amazon+sword&type=Search

 

[alex07]

I was just afraid of using the tabs since I have a pair of yoyo loaches that love to rearrange my tank.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

I was just afraid of using the tabs since I have a pair of yoyo loaches that love to rearrange my tank.

Just bury the tab deep, near your plants and I think some say within 5 inches of the plant.

Got a rock or decco you can put on top of the tab? That should stop them lol.

 

[mfdrookie516]

I put my root tabs direcly under my swords

 

[fort384]

It is important to note as well that leafzone and root tabs are 2 different kinds of fertilizer. Leafzone is a source of K and micros only. Root tabs can contain varying levels of N, P, K, and trace elements.

 

[alex07]

It is important to note as well that leafzone and root tabs are 2 different kinds of fertilizer. Leafzone is a source of K and micros only. Root tabs can contain varying levels of N, P, K, and trace elements.

So I should use both?

 

[fort384]

Maybe. It depends on what plants you have, what substrate you have, what lighting you have...

 

[alex07]

Maybe. It depends on what plants you have, what substrate you have, what lighting you have...

I have 2 amazon swords, regular dark blue and light blue colored gravel from petsmart. My light is a Aqua-Glo 18"/46 cm 15W T8

 

[alex07]

I have 2 amazon swords, regular dark blue and light blue colored gravel from petsmart. My light is a Aqua-Glo 18"/46 cm 15W T8. On the box it says 18,000k

 

[fort384]

I don't think leafzone will do much of anything for your setup. Root tabs would have a lot more effect. Your lighting color temp is a little high. You might see a noticeable improvement if you replaced it with a 10000k bulb.