Plant fertss

[RaptorBro]

I shop at Petco Petsmart and Petland any good ferts that i can buy from there?? Brand and exact name if u can please and is Watered Fert better then Dry? i also goT Bacopa which i herd does good in low lighting tanks any suggestions is great

 

[BigJim]

Seachem Flourish is probably the best you'll find there. Dry ferts are cheaper than liquids. If you've got a low-light setup, there's probably little need to fertilize.

 

[sampster5000]

I dont know much about Petland but Petco and Petsmart sell Flourish, Potassium, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Iron. Maybe Excel too. These are all by Seachem. I highly recommend buying your ferts online if your only option right now is these LFS'. They are incredibly overpriced compared to websites like fosterandsmithaquatics.com

 

[mgamer20o0]

Why would you want to use bulk nutrients. Well here are some numbers.

• If you are dosing 60gallons of water with Flourish Potassium you would need 100 ml to get to 20 ppm.
• If you are dosing 60 gallons of water with Flourish Phosphorus you would need to dose 48 ml to get to 1 ppm.
• If you are dosing 60 gallons of water with Flourish Nitrogen you would need to dose 30 ml to get to 10 ppm.
• Flourish Potassium is $6 mail order for 500 ml. So if you dose once a week that bottle will last you 5 weeks. Cost would $1.25 a week to dose potassium.
• Flourish Phosphorus is $7.50 mail order for 500 ml. So if you dose once a week that bottle would last you 10 weeks. Cost would be 75¢ a week to dose Phosphorus.
• Seachem Nitrogen is $7.50 mail order for 500 ml. So if you dose once a week that bottle will last you 16 weeks. Cost would be 47¢ a week to dose nitrates.
• Total cost for one dose a week with Seachem $~2.75. Note there is no shipping factored in here and there are some rounding errors.

To dose the same tank with bulk nutrients.

• Nitrates 2¢ a dose.
• Phosphates .2¢ a dose. Note that is 5 doses for a penny.
• Total cost for one dose a week with dry nutrients 6.2¢

Seachem products cost 44X as much per week.

Fertilizing the Planted Tank | Nutrients | Rex's Guide to Planted Tanks

for a month or two of liquid ferts you can get a year plus of dry ferts for the same price. why pay for water?

 

[sampster5000]

Where is your link to the bulk nutrients you use? I have never seen these for sale anywhere. I dont want to buy from another country either. I buy from foster and smith. I have Seachem flourish, excel, NPK, and am about to order some Iron. The current bottles I have are about halfway after 3 months. Thats through all of my experimenting and and accidental overdoses. I use my ferts on a 15 gallon so I'm spending barely any money. If you can give me a link to a store in America that sells fertilizer that is cheaper than Seachems I'll check it out and possibly buy

 

[meegosh]

Planted Aquarium Fertilizer - Home

I got mine from there... about $36 shipped for everything I need for years. KNO3, KH2PO4, Plantex csm+b. I also got Barrs GH Booster but I only use it every other week to three weeks. A pound of each. I have been dosing a 30g for over 6 months and have barely put a dent in any of the bags.

 

[mudraker]

I bought from that site and it has saved me a ton of money. The fertz shipped to Alaska in only three days. I am a believer.

Plus my plants now look fantastic.

 

[sampster5000]

Interesting. Thx for the link. Now heres another question. How do you know how much to fertilize daily or weekly and what do you measure the fertilizer in? mL? Thanks!

 

[mgamer20o0]

well there different guides out there. a popular one is EI Aquaria Central - View Single Post - Co2, Fertilization, Algae and more updated 6/08

some people add the dry ferts right into the tank others make their own liquid and add it like flourish.

 

[sampster5000]

Also, what are you using as your trace elements?

 

[mgamer20o0]

Also, what are you using as your trace elements?

trace elements in dry ferts is CSM+b

 

[sampster5000]

Ahh I see now. I think I stayed away from these dry ferts because I didnt want to try to understand the chemical formulas but it is actually not that bad. I got your PM mgamer20o0 and it wont let me reply because I'm not a full member yet. I am for sure checking out what you sent me. I have ordered from the store before and will be ordering again this weekend Thx for the info guys and sorry for the thread hijack.

 

[taylorodw]

I got my dry ferts from MGamer. 1 lb each of KNO3, KH2PO4, and CSM+B (I don't need GH booster). I too have been dosing a 30G since August 1 and am just now starting to notice a difference in how full the container is.

I love the savings and DIY aspects of it (making your own dosing regimen for your tank). I am going to make root tabs soon to stop paying $20 for Seachem's