Re: [GSAS-Member] Plants Wasting Away

["Matt Staroscik" <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

I mixed my own ferts. However, I am not a serious plant guy and I did it
just because it was fun. It sure is cheaper too.

There is a local place--I forget the name, someone will have it--that can
sell you anything you need. You should be able to find recipes online for
macro/micro ferts.

- MS




On Jan 5, 2008 1:18 PM, Berg <bergatron@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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