dosing of trace elements. what and which to use?

[joestoys]

So far i dont use anything to dose my 5 footer since i started it last april 04. i notice the red plant dont get red enough.....
Can the seniors here advise which and what the best brand to use??? not to ex one. thank you.

[vinz]

Errr... to be clearer, you mean you are not dosing any trace at all, or you mean you are not dosing any liquid fertiliser at all?

Other factors will affect the need for trace dosing. So please describe your setup, like current dosing regime, any base fert, lights, CO2, etc. (Type it once, save it in a text file and next time can just update and then cut & paste.)

[joestoys]

sorrie vinz... to kant chong
Yes, i never dose any liquid fertiliser and those liquid trace elementat at all for since april 04? Except planted GEO liquid.

Tank: 1550mmx 550x500mm ht about 450L.
- Lights: PL 36wx8 total wattage 288w
36w x 2PL= 9.30am- 10.30pm
36w x 6PL= 11am-9pm

- CO2 5L tank with Serniod at 2 BPS
- Filter: Ehiem 2028, 2026
- Cooling and heating: average temperature stands at 26-28oC, using 7" electric clip fan
- Gravel-forget the brand- the one with brown paper bag x 3bags 1"
- Base fertiliser Dennerlle deponit mix200 x 2tubs, JBL x 2bags about 3"-1"

currently-
7 discus of 2-4" size
12 SAS of 2-4" size
12-16 Molly- father mother, brother, sister, babies.. kind of size
Yamato- 20-30
and many many snails

[geoffrey]

Here are some brands I used without problems.

Dennerle A1 and E15, LushGro Micro, Rexolin APN, Seachem and EasyLife Profito.