ScaryFatKidGT
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So I keep seeing this stuff and I have been wondering what "stuff" I should put in my planted tanks.
So I have a little 7.5g with a bunch of plants, using RO water with Replenish, Fluval stratum, the little Fluval Mini C02 system and I also dose Flourish.
Then I have my big 150g with Jungle Val, Crypts, Giant Hair Grass and Java Fern that I use root tabs in and dose Flourish, Flourish Potasium and Excel.
And then my 29g Hill Stream tank with Jungle Val, Italian Val, and a Java Fern where I have tabs for the Vals and dose the same but smaller amounts and less Excel.
When should I use Flourish Iron and trace and phosphate and all that stuff? I use potassium sense it isn't obtained from fish waist or food like nitrates and phosphates.
So about this Aquavitro stuff, what the heck are they for... the only one I have bought and come to understand is Premier which is a "planted tank" de-chlorinater. I guess it makes ammonium and potassium when it reacts with chlorine witch is good for planted tanks?
Envy: comprehensive carbohydrate, vitamin, amino acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acid supplement for plants. Dah what?
Propel:
Synthesis:
Activate
Last mineralize and carboante... when do I use these? Are these mainly for reconditioning R/O water or what?
Description
Carbonate hardness, (KH), is a measure of the bicarbonate & carbonate content of the water. Carbonate hardness contributes to pH stability and can also act as a CO2 backup reserve if CO2 levels fall too low.
carbonate™ is derived from potassium bicarbonate. It increases both carbonate hardness and potassium. The concentration of carbonate™ is 2000 meq/L (5600 dKH). In addition, it contains 78,300 mg/L potassium.
When is Carbonate better?
So I have a little 7.5g with a bunch of plants, using RO water with Replenish, Fluval stratum, the little Fluval Mini C02 system and I also dose Flourish.
Then I have my big 150g with Jungle Val, Crypts, Giant Hair Grass and Java Fern that I use root tabs in and dose Flourish, Flourish Potasium and Excel.
And then my 29g Hill Stream tank with Jungle Val, Italian Val, and a Java Fern where I have tabs for the Vals and dose the same but smaller amounts and less Excel.
When should I use Flourish Iron and trace and phosphate and all that stuff? I use potassium sense it isn't obtained from fish waist or food like nitrates and phosphates.
So about this Aquavitro stuff, what the heck are they for... the only one I have bought and come to understand is Premier which is a "planted tank" de-chlorinater. I guess it makes ammonium and potassium when it reacts with chlorine witch is good for planted tanks?
Envy: comprehensive carbohydrate, vitamin, amino acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acid supplement for plants. Dah what?
Propel:
- a concentrated (10,000 mg/L) source of ferrous iron.
- propels plant growth
- mixture of readily available and time-released iron
- converts existing ferric iron into ferrous form
Synthesis:
- a concentrated (32,000 mg/L N) nitrogen source
- synthesis of ammoniacal, nitrate, and organic nitrogen
- use with activate™ to provide nitrogen and phosphorus in a 5:1 N ratio
Activate
- a concentrated (6,000 mg/L P) phosphorus source
- activates vital chemical reactions within plants
- enhances and accelerates the growth of aquatic plants without enhancing algae growth
- source of potassium
Last mineralize and carboante... when do I use these? Are these mainly for reconditioning R/O water or what?
- blend of divalent salts designed to restore or increase general hardness.
- standard dose raises GH by 1 meq/L (2.8 dGH)
Description
Carbonate hardness, (KH), is a measure of the bicarbonate & carbonate content of the water. Carbonate hardness contributes to pH stability and can also act as a CO2 backup reserve if CO2 levels fall too low.
carbonate™ is derived from potassium bicarbonate. It increases both carbonate hardness and potassium. The concentration of carbonate™ is 2000 meq/L (5600 dKH). In addition, it contains 78,300 mg/L potassium.
When is Carbonate better?