Craziiininja Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Do you dose new plants with easy green and roots tabs as soon as you plant them or wait a week or so? Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseturd13 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 If you have never dosed any fertilizer I would say it can't hurt to fertilize right away with easy green. If you already have plants in your tank and it has nutrients in it prior to putting the new plants in it is most likely safe to wait and fertilize with easy green when you normally would be adding it in for your other plants. that way you don't end up with too much and have too many extra nutrients. It for sure does not hurt to add root tabs near new plants that require them right when you add them to the tank though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) This will be my first live plants so should i dose easy green and root tabs right away cause im gonna get water column and root feeders Edited October 14, 2020 by Craziiininja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseturd13 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Yes you should dose both right away to make sure they have the nutrients they need to grow. Then it is good to keep to a schedule with fertilizers usually. I tend to dose easy green once a week and root tabs say they last a few months so replace those when needed. Over time you will get to know your plants and be able to see when they need ferts or when they are looking good! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I would start dosing with a lower than the recommended dose. I started with about a quarter strength for my tank. That seemed to be a good amount while my plants were getting established. Once they started putting on growth I slowly increased the dose until now I'm about at full strength even with my harder water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ok i added easy green and root tabs so i'll just wait a week and see how it does. Thanks for all the help. Im new to planted tanks and dont wanna mess it up too bad lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua junky Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I'm also new and have actually had the same plants in my tank now for a couple months. Half of mine look half dead. It's got root tabs plucked all over the substrate and I dose once a week or may e two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Maybe try dosing more fertilizer they may not have enough food to eat. But im new to planted tanks so maybe someone with more knowledge can help you better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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