Doc Holiday Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 What is the best means of fertilization without fertilizing the algae at the same time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubbieBoy Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Hi Doc, From what I can gather from what I read, the Seachem Flourish product range are hugely popular at the moment (particularly in the States). You can get details of the products at . I came across them from reading a similar forum to this one but devoted to planted tanks (its primarily American though...). It can be perused at <http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/> Based on what I read there, I decided to give the Seachem products a try and so far so good. I was particularly pleased with the 'Flourish Excel' product which, although sold as a source of carbon for aquatic plants as a supplement to CO2 injection, has the happy side-effect of killing BBA. I'm also using the 'Flourish' fertiliser which I'm very happy with. Naturally, it has no Phosphates or Nitrates which might encourage unwanted algal growth. I was able to order these ferts from Redwood Aquatics in Christchurch- not too far from you... Redwood have been great. Just my tuppence worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I've just gone with iron and trace elements mix from a garden center mixed up in some water, squirt a bit in every once in a while. In fact, the only time I got much algae was when I ran out of the mix and didn't get around to mixing up another batch for a month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Search for the Sears-Conlin Report or go to www.thekrib.com or http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilize ... onlin.html Brilliant article about fertilisers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted July 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks for the link Warren, very informative!! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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