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harleysiber Fish Addict Posts: 591 Kudos: 554 Votes: 47 Registered: 11-Aug-2003	I'm working on my 30g, and have just received my shipment of new plants including giant hygro. The roots are not established yet, and my substrate is 100% gravel. What are the best choices of fertilizer tabs to give the roots a boost?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
plantbrain Big Fish Posts: 329 Kudos: 226 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	SeaChem makes good plant tabs. Smaller grain sizes, 2-3mm diameter is ideal form plants rather than large gravel. Regards, Tom Barr 3rd annual Plant Fest July 8-14th 2005! subscribe@BarrReport.com Get connected www.BarrReport.com Get the information
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	most of the plants i got before dont have roots yet...i just let it in the aquarium till they developed on their on b4 planting it in the substrate...i dont like using too much chem in my tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Fertilizers aren't chemicals. They are natural compounds found in the dirt in your yard to the nearest river or pond. In nature they are constantly generated by living organisms as waste or something dying. In a closed system these compounds might be lacking. Gravel is not a natural growing medium for most plants and often requires the addition of fertilizers to make it suitable. Then again if you are buying plants without roots you are probably getting plants that don't feed mostly from their root system but instead draw nutrients from the water.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45


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