Plursa Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I have a planted 55 gal. tank with mixed tetras, otocinclus, cories and nerite snails. My anubias leaves are yellowing along the edges and tips. They've been in the tank for 4 mos. I have little to no iron in the water. Is it possible (and safe) to dissolve an iron supplement tablet in the tank? The tablets are 65 mg. carbonyl iron and 125 mg. ascorbic acid. My pH is about 8.2, carbonates around 300 ppm, total alkalinity 180 ppm, total hardness about 25 ppm. My Java ferns, water lilly and banana plants are very happy. I dose with Easy Green liquid every 2 weeks and tabs once a month. Anyone have advise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) O@Seattle_Aquarist @Mmiller2001Would be best suited to answer this question. They might have some insight on iron tablets. That aside with your ph I would recommend a DTPA iron source which will be better absorbed. Edited May 9 by JoeQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 easy iron, or leaf zone would be the simplest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I just started dosing a micro nutrient supplement including iron.to help with similar issue with some of my plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) On 5/9/2024 at 6:11 PM, lefty o said: easy iron, or leaf zone would be the simplest. All iron is not equal, I believe easy iron is edta iron and will barely be absorbed at your ph. I'm not sure what type of iron leaf zone is, but for best absorption use the correct type of iron! The graph below shows absorption rates of the diffrent irons at various ph. Edited May 9 by JoeQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/9/2024 at 6:06 PM, JoeQ said: All iron is not equal, I believe easy iron is edta iron and will barely be absorbed at your ph. I'm not sure what type of iron leaf zone is, but for best absorption use the correct type of iron! The graph below shows absorption rates of the diffrent irons at various ph. leaf zone is chelated iron. any more specific i cant tell ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plursa Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 Thanks everybody! I'll try a liquid supplement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/9/2024 at 8:56 PM, lefty o said: leaf zone is chelated iron. any more specific i cant tell ya. Leaf zone is dtpa iron according to the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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