Looking for opinions by Flourish Tabs - product of Seachem

[Federal]

Dear friends,
I am thinking of using Flourish Tabs - Seachem - Flourish Tabs to my aquascape but I have never used it before. Could you give me you opinions based on your experiences.

Thanks in advance.

 

[hypnogogia]

Expensive. Over £1 per tab over here.

 

[Ria95]

My opinion on them... well Seachem says they contain ’no phosphate or nitrate that would promote algae proliferation‘ and it seems to be true. A friend tested them and they release ammonia instead. Seachem is true to the letter. It’s even in the list of ingredients 0.8% water soluble nitrogen. It’s just a little ammonia but weird oversight.

Phosphate and nitrate may help algae to grow, what else do these help promote growing?... well plants. If I were to use root tabs I would expect them to help in plant growing . So for me, fertilizers with such bold claims in the year 2022 get a hard pass. Ammonia instead of nitrate is just the cherry on top of the pumice , sorry meant to say Matrix(tm).

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Expensive. Over £1 per tab over here.

Seachem says they contain ’no phosphate or nitrate that would promote algae proliferation‘ and it seems to be true. A friend tested them and they release ammonia instead. Seachem is true to the letter. It’s even in the list of ingredients 0.8% water soluble nitrogen. It’s just a little ammonia but weird oversight.

Same for me, I'm also incredibly cynical about <"Seachem's advertising">, and I don't think it is an oversight.

I think they want to say "no nitrates or phosphates", because that reinforces the narrative that they are the agents that cause algae and helps them sell <"Seachem Flourish">, <"Seachem de❊nitrate"> <"Plant Pack™ Enhancer NPK">etc.

I think the ammonia is deliberately included because it will, in most cases, <"cause a rapid greening"> and some growth of your plants. They know that, and that is why it is there.

This is the blurb for <"Seachem Flourish Nitrogen">

....Flourish Nitrogen™ is a concentrated (15,000 mg/L) blend of nitrogen sources. It provides nitrogen in both the nitrate form and the plant-preferred ammonium form. However, no free ammonia is released because the ammonium in Flourish Nitrogen™ is complexed and unavailable until utilized by the plants.....

I also enjoyed the "concentrated" comment in the blurb. Because "mg / L" and "ppm" are equivalents, you could write that as 15,000 ppm in 1,000,000 ppm (1.5%) and "concentrated" seems to be interesting interpretation.

cheers Darrel

 

[Federal]

I've already inserted the tabs in the gravel. After a month will write here the result.

Thanks!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I've already inserted the tabs in the gravel. After a month will write here the result.

I know it isn't a month yet, but what has happened?

cheers Darrel

 

[Federal]

Nothing! Liquid fertilizers are more useful than tablets in any form.

 

[MichaelJ]

I can't speak to Flourish tabs, but if you're using cheap inert substrate in a new tank, I believe that (some) root tabs may have a some merit to give certain plants a leg up when settling in. As the tank matures, water column dosing is all you need.

Cheers,
Michael