Newbie questions on fertilization

[thomaspkc]

Hello!
I am still a newbie in keeping plants and have zero experience with them. When I read about the fertilizers that you guys used for your plants, I have more questions than answers. I'm really bad with chemistry and biology. So can anyone explain give me a rough summary of what plants usually need? And what are macro and micro fertilizers? How do I make my plants bubble?

In my 1.5X1X1 ft tank I have ADA Amazonia, 36w PL light, CO2 at 1 bubble per 2 seconds starting the moment the timer switch on the lights. High bioload too, about 90+ pygmy rasboras, 3 panda cories, 1 hillstream loach, and two otos.

[thomaspkc]

Anyone can help me?

[ivanlo24]

Do you have a budge for fert? I am using ADA. Found it to be good.

[blackghost]

hemm..

i hope someone can answer to this thread, i would like to know more too..

like ppm and etc. cause i'm only dosing "pre-mix" fertilisers by nutrafin plantgro and just following the directions. not really sure whether i'm dosing the correct amounts

[ivanlo24]

Look for Chuck Fert Calculator.

[Shadow]

Chuck fert calculator is one thing, there is also the Aquatic Plant Centrat Fertilator:

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...fertilator.php

If you want the easierst way you can follow EI (Estimate Index), just search in the forum, it have been discuss many time.

[eddyq]

It better to read and learn first before you jump at it. Firstly the fishes are too many, better to grow plants and let tank stable before adding fishes.

ADA soil by itself has nutrient and you have CO2 and lighting so the plant will grow. Be patient. Liquid fertilisler get the all complete one which are traces and Potassium Nitrate (KNO3), Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) that all I use. How much and when I just estimate.

And weekly water change about 25%.