base fert VS root tabs

[diazman]

hi all. as mentioned in title, i wish to know what is suitable to use in a aquatic soil. as i bought a 2nd hand soil, been used for about 6 mths, im sure the nutrient level is not much. planning to plant Hair grass. suffice if i use root tabs only?

thanks for your inputs people!

[Mizu World]

If yours is a small setup, then root tabs should work quite well for you.
They can be inserted where you intend to plant so they are quite cost effective.

[diazman]

thank you for the reply. im setting it for my cousin in a 1.5ft tank. how much should i put it into the soil?

[Mizu World]

I can only tell you about the WonderGro Pro Root+ tablets but I cannot say for other root tablets though.

Each tablet is effective around a 5cm radius, so you just need to insert one tablet around the area which you intend to plant. If you are intending to plant your whole aquarium with Hairgrass (taking into account hardscape), you should need around 15-20 tablets.


Thanks,
Ben

[jiajuen900]

Root tabs are mainly to suppliment heavy root feeding plants if not they should take in ferts from the water column, throught their leaves. As for hair grass, im bot really sure if they NEED root tabs. Although echindorus are usually heavy root feeders, i dont see HG roots go deep into soil. Dosing water column ferts should be enough.

Personally i use root tabs in my tank but the growth at where the tabs are placed is not much different from where they aren't