What kind of fert?

[Xia0_No0bZ]

Hi all,
sorry just visited c328 and checking out all the plant stuff... just wondering what kind of fert do you guys use? or what do i look out for when it comes to choosing fert? sorry asking lots of noob questions.

jusr wondering if seachem excel is good cause i seem to come across it quite a fair bit... but the bottle just says organic carbon? c328 selling for 14 bucks haha so just asking the pros before i fork out money...

[beetlejuice403]

jusr wondering if seachem excel is good cause i seem to come across it quite a fair bit... but the bottle just says organic carbon? c328 selling for 14 bucks haha so just asking da pros before i fork out monee...

Hi bro/sis,

technically speaking, Seachem Excel is not a fert (at least to me) but more of a carbon supplement to the plants. It's useful as it provides the plants with the needed carbon (dioxide) plants require to take in to photosynthesize & thus grow. It's very commonly available in most LFSs here, you may wish to scout around for other pricing if time permits (By the way, the $14 is for the 250ml one?)

As for ferts for plants (to make plants grow faster & lusher), Seachem also have one [Seachem Flourish - something like an all-in-one kind...] quite popular among hobbyists. Other brands include Wondergrow, Ferka, Azoo etc... Each got its own +s & -s, you really need to read up more to see which one suits you (or at least the plants you intend to buy for your tank in the future) better... [Better to spend more time to read up & plan ahead before you dive into this hobby than to spend $$ unnecessarily...]

Then there are others (like trace elements, Iron supplement etc) which you may need/want to buy... again, mostly depends on the types of plants you intend to keep...

Hope the above helps...

Cheers!

[Xia0_No0bZ]

thanks so much...

haha there was only one size there (that i saw) so not sure sorry man