[Live-foods] Re: Live-Foods Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1

[Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>]

> My next question is.. has anyone thought of using compost to fertilize
> their plant tanks.  I was thinking of taking compost and putting it in
> nylons and burring it into my substrate so the plants could be better
> fed instead of buying those fertilizer sticks.

Don't bury the compost enclosed in nylon.  Nylon gives off a 
substance that harms aquatic plants.  A better thing to do would be 
to extract the nutrients from the compost by soaking the compost in 
water, then carefully draining off the water and letting it settle in 
a plastic shoe box for about a week before adding the water to the 
aquarium.


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Paul Krombholz in sunny central Mississippi
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