I'm At My Wit's End... I'm Ready To Give Up On This Tank

[RadaR]

I'm already using Seachem Flourish.

So basically the macro nutrients I'm missing is just Nitrogen and Phosphorus? Or are there others I need? I know that Big Als (the website I linked) stocks most, if not all, of the seachem products.

Well AFAIK there is NPK for the major macro nutrients though you could in theory believe Calcium, Iron and some other elements fall into the category of Macro due to their uptake in comparison to the Micro nutrients.

No. Plants need NPK soooo much more than any trace element. If I remember correctly, very roughly, plants need nitrogen 50 times more than iron. Saw it somewhere on UKAPS.

 

[JoshuaA]

I'm already using Seachem Flourish.

So basically the macro nutrients I'm missing is just Nitrogen and Phosphorus? Or are there others I need? I know that Big Als (the website I linked) stocks most, if not all, of the seachem products.

Well AFAIK there is NPK for the major macro nutrients though you could in theory believe Calcium, Iron and some other elements fall into the category of Macro due to their uptake in comparison to the Micro nutrients.

No. Plants need NPK soooo much more than any trace element. If I remember correctly, very roughly, plants need nitrogen 50 times more than iron. Saw it somewhere on UKAPS.

I was going off the percentages which are in the bottle plus some report I randomly found earlier today which I can't seem to scoop up anymore. Anyway what I was trying to say is there are some "micro" nutrients which are used much much more than others which land them somewhere in the middle in terms of consumption.

 

[Channti]

I'm completely and totally confused. Here's a list of the Seachem Plant products line... What from this list do I need?
All this talk of micro and macro nutrients and acronyms and stuff has me all confuzzled.

Florish Excel
Flourish
Trace
Phosphorus
Iron
Potassium
Nitrogen

 

[lljdma06]

Would TPN work?. Is there an online retailer where I can order TPN+ and won't be killed by international shipping (I'm in Ontario, Canada). I checked eBay, but couldn't find any.

When I ordered my TPN+, I ordered it through Aqua essentials store on eBay. I live in the US, and honestly, for the number of seachem products you'll probably have to buy to cover what you need, might be easier to just pay the international shipping, which I didn't find too bad. For the ease of TPN+ Plus, a little extra on shipping is soooooooooo worth it.

Just my opinion as a person who has a pretty busy schedule & doesn't mind paying for convenience.

Liz

 

[JoshuaA]

Like liz said, if you have the flexibility to pay for the shipping and I doubt tax then you may as well just order TPN+. Seachem do split their products up into multiple products rather than an "(almost)All in one" like TPN+

 

[flix_cw]

Go for this stuff. It's dry fert that is the same recipe as TPN+, they ship worldwide. Just add water. Obviously the larger bulk you buy, the more you'll save on postage.

http/www.plantedtanks.co.uk/pre-mixed-fertilisers-125-c.asp

If the link doesn't work try this.

 

[SuperColey1]

This place is good for dry ferts. US but should cut the shipping down a little and sometimes US may source certain products cheaper than UK (and vice versa of course)

http/www.aquariumfertilizer.com/

AC

 

[Channti]

This place is good for dry ferts. US but should cut the shipping down a little and sometimes US may source certain products cheaper than UK (and vice versa of course)

http/www.aquariumfertilizer.com/

AC

What do I need from here that would be the equivalent of TPN+?

I'm completely lost when it comes to the huge names they give this stuff. Someone tell me what it is I need fom here?

 

[SuperColey1]

The 'recipe' for DIY TPN+ is here:
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/PMDD.htm

AC