Floater Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Would someone be able to provide me with an indication as to when one should start dosing with Flourish Excel in a planted aquarium? How soon after initial setup? **EDIT** Also are there any other liquid fertilizers that are recommended to keep plants looking healthy? Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 once your plants start showing some signs of growing. if they are emersed plants, start dosing at the first sign of submersed growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 once your plants start showing some signs of growing. if they are emersed plants, start dosing at the first sign of submersed growth. Thanks. They have been in the tank for 2 weeks tomorrow and I'd say most of the plants have managed at least a small amount of growth. I'm beginning to notice the early signs of a green stringy algae and brown algae will the flourish excel help with the algae at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I've done a bit of reading through the plants forum and from what I can tell you need 3 main things to glow plants well. - Light (I have 4x 54watt T5 tubes) - CO2 (Have bought some flourish excel) - Ferts. (??) My questions is: Is the waste that fish provide enough on it's own to cover the Fertilizer category? If not which is a good liquid fert to use in combination with flourish excel and good light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 what plants are you trying to grow? and the flourish can help remove some types of algae, but not all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 My questions is: Is the waste that fish provide enough on it's own to cover the Fertilizer category? If not which is a good liquid fert to use in combination with flourish excel and good light? Fish waste seems to be enough for me for the nutrients plants get through their roots. But for the nutrients they need through their leaves, PMDD or Flourish should be fine. PMDD is great value for money, HaNs usually has some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 what plants are you trying to grow? Mainly the glosso and lilaeopsis mauritana. But there is also rotala, hygrophylla (couple variaties), ludwigia, and quite a few others. Does that help at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Fish waste seems to be enough for me for the nutrients plants get through their roots. But for the nutrients they need through their leaves, PMDD or Flourish should be fine. PMDD is great value for money, HaNs usually has some. Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Mainly the glosso and lilaeopsis mauritana. But there is also rotala, hygrophylla (couple variaties), ludwigia, and quite a few others. Does that help at all? yeah. don't worry too much about substrate ferts. though your glosso would be happier and grow faster with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanks for the advice people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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