Plant Fertiliser for Marine

[joachimsim]

ANyone..use Liquid Plant Fertiliser for Marine Tanks...?? I saw it once that Sera Fertiliser is use for both fresh and Marine...

IN Marine for macroalgae in the LR..Caulerpa...and SEAgrasses and weeds?

I wonder if my Taiwan Fertilisers for my planted canbe used?

[blacknails]

Well, according to what I've experieced with macroalgae in my Reef Aquarium you actually don't really need fertilizers of any sort for them to grow well..

As long as they have adequate lighting, some nitrates, and not too many grazers in the tank, they will grow and grow and thrive.. Mine actually grow so so much that they get quite irritating to trim..

Yap so lighting and I guess some nitrates is very important and all that is required..

BUT

If you really want to use marine fertilizers then I guess those fertilizers sold exclusively for marine macro algae would not do much harm to your tank... But make very sure that you don't use too much or else there might be an algae bloom in your tank and make sure that you only use fertilizers that are for marine tanks!!

[joachimsim]

Thanks

What is your lighting filtration system

[Achilles Tang]

It may be some form of iron supplement.

Some marine macroalgae may crash due to lack of iron in the water. But you have to dose appropriately and with care.

[joachimsim]

Achilles Tang, Conrad right?

WHat brand of fertilise you use? I don't know if my Macroalgae is growing.

BUt I am tempted but afraid to dose some of my Iron intensive Fertiliser for my Freshwater Planted Tank..

[Achilles Tang]

My refugium has been offline for about a year already!

Too lazy to restart. LOL!

[woonming]

Over dose would cos a major algea BOOM ...

[joachimsim]

Donno abt that..but in Fresh Water Biology...Algae feeds on Po4 and NO3.....not Iron...Not sure abt other Trace Elements...

IS strontium and Ca and iodine considered Trace Elements?

[Morgan]

You sure iron is not require for freshwater?

Too much iron and you'll have a very green and hairy tank

[FuEl]

In freshwater planted tanks...the more red a plant..the more iron3+ you will have to dose..

In marine...I think the same also applies to red algaes (Rhodophytes).

As for the greener algae..they won't need that much iron..frequent changing of your water should be able to keep up with their demands.