which kind of fertiliser is better for HC?

**edmund77** · 5th Jun 2009, 13:41

which kind of feritiliser is better for HC?any brand ?

**barmby** · 5th Jun 2009, 13:49

Dennerle, ADA, JBL and Tropica.

I am sure no one will question the above-mentioned

Easy

**Shadow** · 5th Jun 2009, 13:51

most fertilizer are good, it is just how you dose it.

**betta_luRver** · 5th Jun 2009, 14:31

How about Wondergro? How to dose?

**medicineman** · 5th Jun 2009, 16:41

The trick for good HC growth are enough lighting, softer water, finer substrate particle (better still if you use nutritious soil substrate like ADA), enough CO2.
Addition of liquid fert is a must for plain substrate use and still beneficial on soil substrate.

Wonder-gro liquid fert is one complete set/range of nutrition. Provided you can adjust your tank condition, it should supply ample food for your HC. You just press the pump accordingly and let it squirt, dissolving by itself within the tank.
Other ferts will also work, if you give sufficient kind (complete set) and quantity.

**blue33** · 5th Jun 2009, 16:52

HC loves CO2, gives them enough CO2 and they will grow crazily.

**edmund77** · 5th Jun 2009, 23:07

what to do to make the water softer?today i just put HC on ss mesh into my tank?when can i start using liquid fertiliser?

**edmund77** · 5th Jun 2009, 23:12

what do u mean by complete set of liquid ferti?is it like those dennerle set which they contain many kind of nutritious?

**Shadow** · 6th Jun 2009, 00:02

singapore water is soft, nothing to be worry about. if not you can also usereverse osmosis water

Macro nutrient: NPK
Micro nutrient: Trace + Iron

**tatguy** · 14th Jul 2009, 21:14

Can try using Monster Roots condensed fertiliser...its a solid form one made up of little balls of green brown thing

**madnugget** · 15th Jul 2009, 07:45

Originally Posted by edmund77

what to do to make the water softer?today i just put HC on ss mesh into my tank?when can i start using liquid fertiliser?

bro best if you plant them into your soil instead of leaving them on mesh

**laban** · 15th Jul 2009, 15:07

@madnugget

how to transfer it to the soil without everything floating up to the top? i mean secure it on the soil

**tatguy** · 16th Jul 2009, 17:07

u can try planting it in emerse form 1st if ur tank isnt already filled.this can prevent algae and there wun be any water to make it float up. when the roots go in the soil liao then fill back water...but if ur tank alreay filled up..hav to use tweezers slowly plant ...then sprinkle abit of soil on it to weight it down

**boxedfish** · 16th Jul 2009, 18:07

tatguy,

if i just remove the HC from the mesh, then using soil to weigh them down without using tweezers to plant them bunch by bunch, will their roots go into the soil by themselves over time? My tanks already filled up with water.