Re: [GSAS-Member] Plants Wasting Away

[Berg <bergatron@gmail.com>]

Just curious... What brands of ferts are you guys using?  I've heard that
Seachem is pretty good, but expensive. I've also read that some people buy
chemicals in bulk and mix their own dosage.  I'm looking to start adding
some ferts to my tank, but I'm not really sure where to start.

Ryan

On Jan 4, 2008 7:54 PM, Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Shango-
>
> Strangely enough it could be a deficiency of Nitrogen. If you aren't
> adding Nitrogen,
> and you ARE adding CO2, and the algae is growing fast - it might be
> grabbing up all the
> nitrogenous compounds before the plants do. Sometimes you can use a solid
> fertilizer at
> the base of selected plants to test that hypothesis. Are there very many
> fish in there?
>
>
> On the other hand, I've heard that lack of calcium can cause brown spots
> on swordplants
> and some others. Maybe I'm wrong about that because when I try adding
> calcium it
> doesn't seem to help.
>
> Steev
>
>
>
> --- Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com> wrote:
>
> > That sounds like a good possibility.
> >
> > Some trace deficiencies show specific signs, as I recall. You may be
> able to
> > figure some of that out online.
> >
> > I will try to bring one or two more fert mix kits to the next meeting.
> >
> > - MS
> >
> > On Jan 4, 2008 1:57 PM, Tara Hirjak <tndurant@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Are you dosing ferts at all? Everything else sounds ideal so, it
> sounds as
> > > though they may be lacking in nutrients.
>
>
>
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