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Re: plant food
Hi Brian,
> The question I have is about plant food. I'd like a few people's
> thoughts on the plant food I chose. I couldn't find anything else
> even close to what Jim mentioned in his article. What I'm using is
> Miracle-Gro 6-12-6 plant food spikes. Here's the breakdown:
>
> Total Nitrogen(N): 6%
> Water Soluble Organic Nitrogen: 3.08%
> Urea Nitrogen: 0.75%
> Water Insoluble Nitrogen: 2.17%
> Available Phosphoric Acid(P2O5): 12%
> Soluble Potash(K2O): 6%
> Magnesium(Mg), water soluble: 0.50%
> Boron(B): 0.02%
> Copper(Cu)(Chelated): 0.05%
> Iron(Fe)(Chelated): 0.15%
> Manganese(Mn), water soluble: 0.05%
> Zinc(Zn)(Chelated): 0.05%
>
Big problems with algae if you use this. This is a
terrestrial fertilizer and is not at all suited for aquatic
plants (well, for algae it is). The high phosphorus content
combined with the high nitrogen content will cause a huge
algal bloom in the aquarium. Buy an aquatic plant fertilizer
that doesn't have P in it. You'll be a lot happier with the
results!
Regards,
Chris Teichreb