Fertilizing a Tank
You guys are so great…
I was wondering if maybe one of you has had experience with individual fertilizers. I’ve been gardening for a long time so I have quite a collection of these… green sand, kelp meal, blood meal, bone meal, epsom salt (I also have magnesium chloride for when sulfur isn’t needed), etc.
When I got my plants I was told to use flourish excel. As much as I’d really love to buy a bottle of pre-formulated stuff, I have spend quite a bit on my existing fertilizer stash and was wondering if anyone here knew enough about it to be able to guide me on what I’d use out of my existing collection to help out my plants. I really don’t know what aquatic plants need… iron? potassium? magnesium? sulfur? I was thinking greensand (Fe-K silicate) with a dash of epsom salt (MgS) and maybe some kelp meal for trace minerals.
The reason I want to fertilize is that my naja grass is browning. I removed all the slimy parts but it still doesn’t seem happy… I can’t think of what could be wrong with it other than it not getting enough food. I moved it’s location in the tank to one where it would get more light, and moved it away from the filter so it wouldn’t be sucked as clean. My main concern is that hornwort has almost tripled since adding it to the tank and I would not be surprised if it is sucking up every spare bit of nourishment in my water - I don’t think there’s anything left for the naja grass…
Thanks!!
-Lana
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Category: AquaticLife
