Urgent, need base fert info.

**hoppinghippo** · 21st Nov 2002, 02:38

I read from diane walstad book one. also have doubts myself as to how well wax paper decomposes. anyway I think the idea is to use a packet of fert in wax paper as only a means of getting it below your substrate, don't think its meant to be very nice and neat to give an even layer.anyhow the fert will penetrate the substrate so no worries, just scatter a few packets arnd? donno just my 2 rupees worth.

**Allen_1971** · 21st Nov 2002, 09:27

My mum uses this trick for he lily pot which the aunty at the nursury uses... she takes the ferts she wants to insert underwater (chicken s.hit in her case) and wraps it in newspaper to form a tube.... then just stuffs the whole tube in the soil... should work for fishtanks, though I guess there could be some concern as to what newspaper inks decompose into...

**Allen_1971** · 21st Nov 2002, 09:28

muhahahaha never realized there was censorship on this forum... look what I had to type to get my **** printed as s.hit [

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**hwchoy** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:18

I just use sh!t.

**loupgarou** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:35

I don't think its wax paper. wax paper is kind of err hard to decompose.

probably normal unbleached paper eg: a brown paper bag.

**Cardinal Tetra** · 21st Nov 2002, 12:06

i can't imagine bits and pieces of rotting paper floating around in the tank.
no thanks, looks like i've to remove the gravel

or use jobe sticks.

**hoppinghippo** · 21st Nov 2002, 13:32

the paper will rot underneathe your substrate so won't get bits and pieces floating arnd!

**ryan** · 7th Dec 2002, 12:22

update...
now i've dumped in 2 tubs of sera base fert 1 tub of hexa and 1 bag of 5l jbl...
still not enough?
can tell me quick?
so i can go buy more jbl?
the base fert layer is still pretty thin...[

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**vinz** · 8th Dec 2002, 00:35

Ryan,

DECIDE how thick you want the base fert to be.
CALCULATE how much more you need.
Then go buy.

**budak** · 8th Dec 2002, 01:33

some like it thick,
others like it not
it's up to YOU what's hot
so please give it some thought.

**DEA** · 8th Dec 2002, 09:42

hahaha

ok, ryan, tell u what
you take out your wallet, see how much money u got to spare, then divide it by the cost of the fert
that will give u the number of bags to get

the above may sound a little shallow, but i find that more fert never hurts
the more you put in, the longer the period that you can enjoy the tank before having to either redo the tank or add supplements to the gravel

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