Fertilising a Planted Tank
Do 'root feeders' always do better with root fertilization?
Somewhere along the way the hobby came to the belief that plants with large root systems are "root feeders" while stem plants with smaller root systems feed through their leaves... so is it true that root feeders will do better with root fertiliser in your planted tank?
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Fertilizer dosing guide for planted aquariums; when to dose more or less ?
The ultimate dosage guide for planted aquariums. So you know what to dose. But exactly how much? Here we look at the details of 2 popular approaches to fertiliser dosing for planted aquariums: EI and ADA, plus a middle ground...
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Nitrate Limitation: how does it make red plants redder?
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Root or water column fertilization?
Does my plant have a nutrient deficiency?
Which APT liquid fertilizer should I use?
Do I really need fertilizers for my aquarium? Which APT fertilizer is most suitable for my planted aquarium?
When do I start dosing fertilizer into a newly setup planted tank?
The short answer is that you should start dosing water column fertilizers as soon as you have plants in the new tank and no later.
New plants have no established root system, which limits their ability to draw nutrients from the soil.
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'No ferts, no dosing, no CO2' planted tanks, how valid are they?
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