Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V1 #380

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• Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V1 #380
• From: George Booth <booth at hpmtlgb1_lvld.hp.com>
• Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 16:07:55 -0700
• In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 01 Apr 1996 15:39:01 EST." <199604012039.PAA17608 at looney_actwin.com>

> 3) What is 'Duplagan' exactly?  I think George or Karen mentioned that
> it supplies Mg, can anyone think of a chemical reason not to add the
> Mg in with the daily drops, which contain mostly chelated iron?

I don't know precisely what's in it or how it ties in with the
fertilizers.  Nothing I have seen indicates that it is beneficial to
plants.  We use it as a "water conditioner" only.  From the label:

"Used at each water change to add organic acids beneficial to slime coat
 production ..."

> George will frown on this, but I'm thinking of buying the tablets and
> then adjusting my 'daily drops' recipe accordingly.  

George doesn't have a problem with this. 

George Booth

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