Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Hello! I am going to be getting Easy Green but I am getting some plants this weekend and need a fertilizer ASAP. What is the best fertilizer I can get at a LFS or chain store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Petco & Petsmart carry flourish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 @KBOzzie59 Okay. Flourish works pretty well then? I've seen it but haven't heard many reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Just now, Tyler LaZerte said: Flourish works pretty well then? I have used it, seems to be pretty good. I just prefer to support my L'ishFS Aquarium CooP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 @KBOzzie59 I do as well but I am buying some AR and would like some fert to help it until I can order the Easy Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 The bad thing about flourish is that you need to buy like all of the different bottles, its lilke $70 totals. How long till you get your easy green? A few days, a week? You'll probably be fine. The tropica fertilizer works well for me and i've heard good reviews about the NA Thrive ferts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 @James Black I'd order the Easy Green Friday and probably get at Tuesday from AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, James Black said: you need to buy like all of the different bottles ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Yeah so then dont worry about getting another fertilizer. They will be fine for a few days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Tyler LaZerte said: I'd order the Easy Green Friday and probably get at Tuesday from AC Ahhh then no need to buy something before that. Plants will be fine for a few days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, KBOzzie59 said: ???? The seachem flourish bottle has... Total Nitrogen (N) 0.07% Available Phosphate (P2O5) 0.01% Calcium (Ca) 0.14% Magnesium (Mg) 0.11% Iron (Fe) 0.32% https://www.seachem.com/flourish.php Meaning that if you want to use this fertilizer you'll need to get all the bottles in the flourish line. In total its about $50-70 Heres what I mean by all the different bottles: https://www.seachem.com/planted.php#specific Heres a video that describes it a little more: Edited May 20, 2021 by James Black 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I'd stick to Easy Green (+Iron IMO) or Nilocg Thrive. The latter is available for order on Amazon. I use both. The plants will be fine without fertilizer for a few days to a week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, James Black said: Meaning that if you want to use this fertilizer you'll need to get all the bottles in the flourish line. Nope... https://www.seachem.com/planted.php#broad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric R Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Yeah, plants will be fine for a week or two without fertilizer, and if you order Easy Green from the Coop now, you should have it early next week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 @Eric R I got paid tomorrow so i'm going to order some then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, KBOzzie59 said: Nope... https://www.seachem.com/planted.php#broad It does say under the description for Seachem Flourish that it does not contain macronutrients and it is designed to be used in conjunction with Seachem Nitrogen, Seachem Phosphorous, and Seachem Potassium. EDIT: There's nothing wrong with fertilizing this way but Flourish is a micronutrient fertilizer and you need macros in addition. Edited May 20, 2021 by laritheloud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 We use Easy Green in most tanks. Got one that we dose with Flourish after each water change... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 With your ADA Amazonia soil you probably have more that enough nutrients for a few AR plants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 @Patrick_G Ahh! I completely forgot about having Aquasoil haha. Thanks for the reminder! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader72 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) I’ve been keeping planted aquariums for 19 years and I always have used NilocG’s all in one liquid fertilizer called Thrive. They make different versions of it. If you have a low tech tank, they have a version for that. If you have shrimp they make one that is safe for them. They even make one version of it if your pH is 7.0 or below that. I used the regular one and my plants love it. I have always enjoyed how my plants stay healthy and lush with it. You do have to follow the water change instructions for it to the letter of the law; because of all the extra nutrients you’ll be introducing into your water column. Here is a picture of my current 75 gallon tank. I went with a dirted tank this time and so far I love it. Tank has been up and running since last July. The only thing I would add to my substrate mix would be some laterite. I have a lot of swords in the tank; and they tend to be extremely heavy root feeders. The laterite is rich in iron which is ideal for the sword plants. Hope this helps and also, if you need root tabs they make Thrive root tabs which is what I use for my sword plants. Respectfully, Vader72 Edited May 20, 2021 by Vader72 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 Oh wow! Your growth looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, Vader72 said: I’ve been keeping planted aquariums for 19 years and I always have used NilocG’s all in one liquid fertilizer called Thrive. They make different versions of it. If you have a low tech tank, they have a version for that. If you have shrimp they make one that is safe for them. They even make one version of it if your pH is 7.0 or below that. I used the regular one and my plants love it. I have always enjoyed how my plants stay healthy and lush with it. You do have to follow the water change instructions for it to the letter of the law; because of all the extra nutrients you’ll be introducing into your water column. Here is a picture of my current 75 gallon tank. I went with a dirted tank this time and so far I love it. Tank has been up and running since last July. The only thing I would add to my substrate mix would be some laterite. I have a lot of swords in the tank; and they tend to be extremely heavy root feeders. The laterite is rich in iron which is ideal for the sword plants. Hope this helps and also, if you need root tabs they make Thrive root tabs which is what I use for my sword plants. Respectfully, Vader72 This is so lush and green. I'm just trying out some Thrive for my tank, I can't wait to see if it has an impact on my results! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I agree with others, you can probably go some time without a fertilizer. Especially given the aquasoil. But to answer your question, I would assume seachem flourish is the most available at chain stores so I would go with that. It does not provide much of the macronutrients however. To compensate, I would reduce my water change frequency to let the nitrogen or nitrate build up in the aquarium. I would also make sure I feed fish flakes regularly to increase my phosphates. Unfortunately I do not know of a way to increase potassium so I would get seachem flourish potassium if it is available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler LaZerte Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 @Isaac M Okay thank you! I think I am going to look for some AR and hopefully Val. The val will cover the sponge filter well and won't mind the flow towards the output. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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