Seachem flourish range

[Hubert90]

Hey guys just wondered if any of u have any experience with the seachem flourish range; flourish, excel, trace, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. And are they necessary for low to medium light plants?

I have 2 27watts 6500k daylight PL tubes.
10 gallons

 

[rich311k]

I have used them, I still use excel and flourish. The others are much cheaper and easier to use when bought as powders and mixed yourself. If your plants are not doing well or showing signs of deficiencies then they probably need some ferts. Excel is a carbon supplement and will help your plants grow, it can be used in place of or to supplement CO2.

 

[fort384]

Most will not be necessary for low to medium light plants. I would recommend flourish comprehensive and excel (unless you have plants that are sensitive to glutaraldehyde dosing; then skip the excel).

The Seachem N, P, and K work great, but as rich said, they are not a cost effective way to dose if you need to supplement Macros. Buying dry ferts and mixing them yourself as suggested is the best route.

 

[Hubert90]

Most will not be necessary for low to medium light plants. I would recommend flourish comprehensive and excel (unless you have plants that are sensitive to glutaraldehyde dosing; then skip the excel).

The Seachem N, P, and K work great, but as rich said, they are not a cost effective way to dose if you need to supplement Macros. Buying dry ferts and mixing them yourself as suggested is the best route.

Oo cheers. But where do u buy the powder from?

 

[fort384]

Http://www.aquariumfertilizer.com is a good place.

 

[jetajockey]

for macros there are some substitutes that can be had, let me dig up a thread.
where to buy potassium sulfate ? - Fertilizing - Aquatic Plant Central

in case you didn't want to order internationally.

 

[LucidWanderer]

Ok I have a question then. Is it true that plants use the co2 while lights are on, then use o2 when the lights are off? If so, does this mean it would be more beneficial to dose during the mornings? Assuming that's when we all turn our tank lights on. Lol. Asking because after reading all of these threads I went out and bought a bottle of flourish comp.

Thanks ;D

 

[fort384]

If you aren't injecting co2 the time you dose is not much of a factor.

 

[Rivercats]

Oo cheers. But where do u buy the powder from?

Hopefully someone from your country can answer that since most of us are in the US.

 

[fort384]

Lets keep in mind this thread is 6 months cold.

 

[LucidWanderer]

Thx Fort