Should I add easy green

[Mark Knutson]

I have a well established planted tank which according to my A.C. test strips has Nitrate of 50, Nitrite of 0, Hardness of 150, Buffer of 60, PH of 7, and Chlorine of 0.

Would you add the fertilizer? I am afraid the Nitrates will get to high.  Do these parameters seem out of the normal in anyway?

[lefty o]

how large of tank, how heavily planted is it? do the plants look nice and healthy? if so, maybe you arent currently in need of fertilizing. if the plants are looking unhappy, maybe do a water change, and then fertilize. your nitrates might be 50, but that does not mean that the 50 is not lacking specific nutrients the plants need. ill use a 55 gallon tank as an example here. we'll go with 50 for nitrates, and the plants dont look bad, but not looking good either. in this situation, i would probably give 2 squirts of easy green a week, and monitor how things go. directions on the easy green say 1 pump per 10 gallons, but that is really just a decent all around ball park starting point. some tanks need more, and some need less. dont be afraid to partial dose if thats what is really required. hang tight though, there's better people with plants here than me.

[Mark Knutson]

It is a 26 gallon aquarium. I will attach a photo so you can see my plants.  As far as fish I have a family of Hillstream Loaches living in there. plus a dozen amano shrimp.

[lefty o]

i might be tempted to give it 1 pump. plants look pretty good though, so they arent lacking much.