DjNEOda1 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 LIQUID FERTILIZER with WATER CHANGES or a few days after? I was wondering if the water declorinator used during water changes effects the liquid fertilizer if I dose the same day as my water changes or should I dose the fertilizer a few days later. I'm going to be starting to use an all in one liquid fertilizer and can't find much info on this topic. I also plan on only dosing once a week on this 55 gallon. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 i have no hard scientific facts on this, but i myself like to dose ferts the next day after a water change. gives the tank and its inhabitants a day to settle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Any time, just get it in the tank. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandoJr Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 @DjNEOda1 What liquid fertilizer will you be using? I'm looking for suggestions to purchase one as well and would like a recommendation. I'm not to sure about easy green because of the mixed reviews of the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjNEOda1 Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 I'm going to try Easy Green. I've watched TONS of there YouTube videos and I feel I need to support with a purchase. I was split between that and Thrive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandoJr Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 @DjNEOda1I watched a ton of videos as well. Just trying to make the right decision based upon user reviews of products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 4:48 PM, DjNEOda1 said: I'm going to try Easy Green. I've watched TONS of there YouTube videos and I feel I need to support with a purchase. I was split between that and Thrive. easy green is a pretty good all purpose fertilizer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumplkrum Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) Easy Green works. I dose it right after doing water changes because water was removed ... and I will forget later. Haven't had any issues and the plants grow fine. The only thing I would add is: If you have lots of plants you might want to double the dosage. If you have few plants and algae issues, you might want to reduce the dosage or skip a week. Edited March 1, 2022 by sumplkrum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAT Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Does anyone use flourish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 7:33 PM, BAT said: Does anyone use flourish? I'm using up a bottle now. I found 2 bottles just laying around some weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAT Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 @Mmiller2001how do u use it? After water change? With fertilizer? how often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjNEOda1 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 11:10 PM, Mmiller2001 said: I'm using up a bottle now. I found 2 bottles just laying around some weeks ago. I'm using 1 pump per 10 gallons once a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) On 3/5/2022 at 11:23 AM, BAT said: @Mmiller2001how do u use it? After water change? With fertilizer? how often? I dose it 3 times a week to reach a weekly dose total. I want to dose .4ppm Fe a week and I dose 3 times a week. So I take .4/3=.13ppm Fe per dose. Flourish is a supplement and not a comprehensive all in one fertilizer, FYI. I use it in conjunction with NO3, PO4 and K. In relation to water changes, it does not matter when to put it in the tank. Just get it in there 😁. Edited March 5, 2022 by Mmiller2001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 As far as water changing and fertilizer, i wait till the next day for the inhabitants to slowly adjust to new parameters. With that said, I am considering using a micro fertilizer on water change days and see if it has any benefits. As far as flourish, I have an old bottle (could it be too old?) laying around that I probably should use instead of tossing, now that I understand more about fertz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAT Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Yeh my understanding is that flourish is some kind of growth hormone. I guess is it necessary? And probably I shouldn’t use it if I don’t have enough nutrients right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 11:49 AM, BAT said: Yeh my understanding is that flourish is some kind of growth hormone. I guess is it necessary? And probably I shouldn’t use it if I don’t have enough nutrients right? It's a source of trace elements with a weird amount of N P K. I think it was created for those with high fish loads that generated high amounts of N and P. It's a weird mix for sure. Just use it like a Micro Element mix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I wait the day after water change and conditioner before adding the fertilizer I started with Easy Green and having a few issues and then tried Seachem fertilizers for 3-4 months but was having the same issues as before I switched back to Easy Green after i found out it was my water not my fertilizer causing my problems I like better Easy Green and Easy Green Iron and Carbon. much easier and works better Still trying to get my water balanced with the chemicals it has but i know it is not the fertilizer‘s fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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