Tropica Plant Nutrition+ Composition

[mark4785]

A feel due to the popularity of TPN+ somebody may be able to tell me what kind of plant nutrients it provides.

I recently ordered TPN+ and in its manual it states it provides phosphate and nitrate for plants.

On the website from which it was ordered it stated that it provides both macro and micro nutrients (iron, potassium, nitrate, phosphate etc).

Could someone please confirm what it actually contains?!!!??

 

[mark4785]

Anybody know?

 

[SuperColey1]

http/www.jsctech.co.uk/theplantedtank//allinone.htm

 

[mark4785]

http/www.jsctech.co.uk/theplantedtank//allinone.htm

So TPN+ contains: Nitrate, Phosphate, K (What is this?), magnesium?, S?, B?, CU?, Fe? (Iron?), Mn?, Mo?, Zn?

I'm not sure what K, M, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Zn stand for.

 

[GrayScale]

K = potassium, M = magnesium?, Cu = copper, Fe= iron, Zn= zinc. Not sure on the others. Search for a perodic table of elements and you can see them all.

 

[ian]

NKP are macros, the rest are micros. N (nitro)K (potassium)P(phos) are the more important elements used in a planted aquarium, these are the elements normally produced by fish and rotting waste products.

 

[mark4785]

Thank you for pointing all of that out.

So, if I was to rely soley on TPN+, C02 injection and Easycarbo would my plants remain quite healthy? In other words, are all the essential nutrients contained in the TPN+ that a plant needs to grow?

 

[RadaR]

Thank you for pointing all of that out.

So, if I was to rely soley on TPN+, C02 injection and Easycarbo would my plants remain quite healthy? In other words, are all the essential nutrients contained in the TPN+ that a plant needs to grow?

Yes. Start with the dosage on the bottle or start with what a lot of us dosing (1ml per 20litres). If you still see deficiencies then increase. Easy as that.

 

[jonnyuk]

given that this stuff contains copper and shrimps etc don't mix with copper to well, does this mean tpn + can't be used in tanks that contain shrimp/crabs etc?

 

[aaronnorth]

There isn't enough Cu to harm shrimps.
I used to overdose by about 3 or 5x with some red cherry shrimp and they were fine.

If you are keeping the more expensive CRS or Sulawesi shrimp then I would always stick to the manafacturers instructions just incase. You never know what the Cu levels are in your tap water.

Thanks, Aaron

 

[mark4785]

given that this stuff contains copper and shrimps etc don't mix with copper to well, does this mean tpn + can't be used in tanks that contain shrimp/crabs etc?

Copper kills of beneficial bacteria doesn't it?

 

[PDSimon]

Copper doesn't kill beneficial bacteria in the amounts we're talking about. You'd have to overdose by quite a lot for it to have any effect at all.

 

[mark4785]

Copper doesn't kill beneficial bacteria in the amounts we're talking about. You'd have to overdose by quite a lot for it to have any effect at all.

Ahh right, thanks for that PDSimon.

Is TPN+ preferably for planted tanks without fish? I had an ammonia issue 2 days ago after using it so that's why I'm asking.

 

[ian]

That's because tpn cotains ammonium and does get picked up on test readings. Another reason why planted peeps don't use test kits.

 

[jonnyuk]

That's because tpn cotains ammonium and does get picked up on test readings. Another reason why planted peeps don't use test kits

so we are saying its safe for use with shrimps unless your stupid and od dramitically.

daft question but if it contains ammonium and thus making reading false, how do you know if your tank is in trouble.

do you just have to go the nitrite reading, assuming if this is showing then you would also have/had high ammonium.

apart from your fishing dieing in the night what other signs tell you have high ammonium?