Paul195
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- 31 Dec 2012
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Hi
I will be dosing dry salts as per EI with pressurized C02, good flow and circulation.
I know that it is not necessary to have a nutritious substrate as the plants can take their nutrients from the water column, but if I'm away for a long weekend I'd like to know the plants were fed sufficiently.
I don't want to spend megabucks on these complete substrate products if the advantages are not outweighed compared to a substrate with additives.
So, how much more effective are complete substrates than an inert gravel which has had a good helping of the correct additives ?
Cheers
Paul
P.S If I were to use additives, how do I choose which ones ? Is there a 'standard' or 'best' choice ?
I will be dosing dry salts as per EI with pressurized C02, good flow and circulation.
I know that it is not necessary to have a nutritious substrate as the plants can take their nutrients from the water column, but if I'm away for a long weekend I'd like to know the plants were fed sufficiently.
I don't want to spend megabucks on these complete substrate products if the advantages are not outweighed compared to a substrate with additives.
So, how much more effective are complete substrates than an inert gravel which has had a good helping of the correct additives ?
Cheers
Paul
P.S If I were to use additives, how do I choose which ones ? Is there a 'standard' or 'best' choice ?