Graeme Edwards
Founder
Hey guys,
Got thinking about Iron. Back in the good old days when everything was black and white and people talked funny - What'oh. The only real plant food was Iron for aquatic plants. Things have changed some and I was wondering who doses it and how much is enough or to much. Is it even needed?
My experience with Iron have been varied. I know some plants need good iron concentrations for good color.
Ive had occasions when adding Iron had cause, or should I say, seems to have caused algae blooms in various forms.
Ive started dosing ADA ECA (Iron) in the 1-2-GROW tank to get the Alternantheria to color up, and it seems to be doing the trick, but at 2 drops, this could be lean, or could cause me problems, im yet to see.
What are your thoughts and experiences?
Cheers.
Got thinking about Iron. Back in the good old days when everything was black and white and people talked funny - What'oh. The only real plant food was Iron for aquatic plants. Things have changed some and I was wondering who doses it and how much is enough or to much. Is it even needed?
My experience with Iron have been varied. I know some plants need good iron concentrations for good color.
Ive had occasions when adding Iron had cause, or should I say, seems to have caused algae blooms in various forms.
Ive started dosing ADA ECA (Iron) in the 1-2-GROW tank to get the Alternantheria to color up, and it seems to be doing the trick, but at 2 drops, this could be lean, or could cause me problems, im yet to see.
What are your thoughts and experiences?
Cheers.