Looking for fertilizer

[plant talk]

KNO3, i am targetting 20ppm per week, with K at around the same level, but do note that seachem contains K as well, same goes for seachem equilibrium, so if you dose from seachem K 20ppm, you could be well above the target.

Establish for you tank what you want to target first, taking into considerations the plants you have and the uptake rate for them.

I intend to cut down on my dosing as I only have hairgrass and mosses and excess dosage seems to induce more algae than actual plant growth.

Is there a brand that is more costing saving beside Seachem?

[Shadow]

Lushgro KNO3 and KH2PO4 was my favorite before it was ban

[zenscape]

Potassium nitrate (KNO3) in pure powder/salt form as a source of mainly N and smaller amount of K is now as good as banned in Singapore. It is a good idea to stay away from other sources of nitrogen such as urea and ammonia as these may bring adverse effect even when a slight misuse happened.

Alternatively, you can use the liquified version sold as Aquascaping fertilizer. One product is seachem nitrogen you can buy at many LFS. Add your other DIY PMDD powder and complete it with commercial trace+fe mix (all sorts of brands available).

Another alternative is wonder-gro macro+ which readily contains all N-P-K in one. You can complete it off with the pair wonder-gro micro+ for the trace+fe mix. You can get these from mizuworld online store.

Is there a brand that is more costing saving beside Seachem?

Plant talk, read the above post by medicineman in the same thread

[plant talk]

Plant talk, read the above post by medicineman in the same thread

What is the meaning of 'Add your other DIY PMDD powder' ?

[zenscape]

What is the meaning of 'Add your other DIY PMDD powder' ?

PMDD, in short, means 'Poor Man Dupla Drops'. Dupla is a premium brand of aquatic plant fertiliser made in Europe and the price is not cheap. It contains all macro and micro nutrients necessary for plants growth.

Because of the high price, and as most westerners were very innovative, they began to buy all the raw ingredients from hydroponics shops and DIY a cocktail with the exact proportion of the nutrients such as Potassium nitrate KN03 (to supply nitrate), 2- Potassium sulfate K2SO4 (to supply potassium), 3- Epson salts MgSO4+7H2O (to supply magnesium), 4- chelated trace mix (contains chelated iron as well as other micronutrients), 5- Monopotassium phosphate KH2PO4 (to supply phosphate), etc.

Many years ago, there were many foreign planted tank forums discussing about PPMD, notably, thekrib.com

But I guess PPMD is a time of the past as there are so many cheaper brands of trace going around in the market and it is more convenient to use them to avoid the hassle of brewing your own PPMD.

[plant talk]

PMDD, in short, means 'Poor Man Dupla Drops'. Dupla is a premium brand of aquatic plant fertiliser made in Europe and the price is not cheap. It contains all macro and micro nutrients necessary for plants growth.

Because of the high price, and as most westerners were very innovative, they began to buy all the raw ingredients from hydroponics shops and DIY a cocktail with the exact proportion of the nutrients such as Potassium nitrate KN03 (to supply nitrate), 2- Potassium sulfate K2SO4 (to supply potassium), 3- Epson salts MgSO4+7H2O (to supply magnesium), 4- chelated trace mix (contains chelated iron as well as other micronutrients), 5- Monopotassium phosphate KH2PO4 (to supply phosphate), etc.

Many years ago, there were many foreign planted tank forums discussing about PPMD, notably, thekrib.com

But I guess PPMD is a time of the past as there are so many cheaper brands of trace going around in the market and it is more convenient to use them to avoid the hassle of brewing your own PPMD.

Thanks for the information,very interesting to know,learn another thing.

[torque6]

Actually i would have preferred DIY my own cocktail. Unfortunately, with the inavailablity of KNO3, ive given up the thought.

[doubleace]

How about another brand of fertilizer is Tropica Aquacare Plant Nutrition+ Liquid.

[blue33]

How about another brand of fertilizer is Tropica Aquacare Plant Nutrition+ Liquid.

Good stuff, but price also...

[doubleace]

I'm using it for more than 4 years already... so far so good... Just a bottle less than a blue note will do. The plants are growing very healthy and algae free...

[plant talk]

I got a question,can the dry foam fertilizer be dose directly into the main tank without mixing it with water?

[medicineman]

Yes you can, though it is better and advisable to dilute them beforehand for a faster distribution within a tank and to ensure better safety towards the inhabitants.

Fish tends to graze and instantly consider the bits of chemicals as food, though they usually do not die from attempt of eating as these chemicals dissolves quickly. However I'm sure it is not good at all.

[plant talk]

Yes you can, though it is better and advisable to dilute them beforehand for a faster distribution within a tank and to ensure better safety towards the inhabitants.

Fish tends to graze and instantly consider the bits of chemicals as food, though they usually do not die from attempt of eating as these chemicals dissolves quickly. However I'm sure it is not good at all.

If can dose directly, how come need to pay more to buy liquid form?

[Shadow]

good question, I'm also wondering what really inside the bottle fertilizer sell at LFS. Is it just a mix of KNO3, KH2PO4 and K2SO4 or some other secret ingredient

[zenscape]

How about another brand of fertilizer is Tropica Aquacare Plant Nutrition+ Liquid.

Yes.. good stuff Previously known as TMG (Tropica Master Growth) and a few years back, most planted tank forums raved about it, especially in western countries.

Personally tried that with good result.

[Delwin]

had anyone tried EasyLife fertilizers??