Osmocote - Root Tabs

[konmanos]

Hey guys, I was just researching an alternative to the common root tabs in the pet shops, and was at Bunnings and found Osmocote "Water Gardens & Aquatic Plants" - safe for fish, Feeds for 6 months, pellets. Just wondering if anyone has any personal experience with these. I picked these up for $6. Anyone with experience with these - or any other Osmocote products - please write in. Thanks jn advance. 

 

[DrRob]

I use osmocote under substrates.

SO19Firearms also gave me the idea of making ice cubes out of it so that you can insert lumps under plants as discount root tabs.

 

[mike455555]

yes there fine, lots of people use them =] although they need to be put into a jelly or frozen so that you can place them in a tank 

 

[konmanos]

Guys, thanks for the confirmation. However you have all said thatn they need to be placed in a jelly or ice. What is the reason for this? As the osmocote ones that I have are made with a non soluble outer shell.. Not sure what this means, but I was thinking of baking these up.. As they are in clumps, and inserting them in a 00 pill enclosure.. Thanks again in advance...

 

[mike455555]

its just for ease of placement, i think they break up, or some do at least try it in a glass of water first? 

 

[SO19Firearms]

If they're the type that are in clumps - just push them under.
Breaking them up to put them in Gel caps would be one step back and the same step forward....but dressed differently