![]() ![]() With no food, it will not grow, and will die. Imagine getting a puppy, and only giving it water and vitamins (trace elements). And by providing only traces (which iron is also), they will continue to do poorly. ![]() Tap water doesn't have what plants need to live. What do you mean by water problems? I saw in your first post you mentioned something missing. But without the other macro nutrients, it won't matter which micro you use, you will still have problems. My advice, start with CSM+B, then if you're not satisfied, try something else. But I've also seen tanks that make me weep with envy that just use CSM+B. ![]() I really like the Tropica micros, and have seen great results using them. I've used CSM+B ( a cheap, commercial dry mix), Seachem Flourish, and Tropica Plant Nutrition. Second - Trace mixes are pretty subjective, as far as I can tell. This route is far cheaper than buying prepared fertilizer mixes.(Seachem, ADA) There are many great plans for dosing that are very easy to follow - take a look at the fertilizing forum for ideas. Tell him what you want to do, and he'll get you what you need. There are many sources for cheap aquarium fertilizers, a few to start with: Green Leaf Aquariums, My advice, call Orlando from Green Leaf, he is a great resource, and a friendly guy. Your plants also need Magnesium and Calcium, but this is probably provided by your substrate. These are Carbon,(which you have in the form of Excel) Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium. First: You need the rest of the nutrients plants need to grow, not just micro nutrients. ![]()
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