Soilwork
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Hi All,
I don't really want to dose column fertilisers anymore accept a little NPK here and there but if there are substrates that contain NPK then please let me know. I would like a substrate that has good calcium and magnesium levels too as my water is very soft and a healthy and long lasting amount of micro nutrients, oh and a bit of organic matter for heavy metal binding (I dont want much do I?) Soil sounds like it would meet all my needs right? If that's the case then so be it, but which do you recommend. I've used Innes number 3 before with good results and i have a bag of innes 2 that i could use.
If i do use the Innes would you recommend mineralising it before hand or i heard you could just bake it? if so at what temp etc.
However if there are any commercial substrates that meet the above requirements but are not as 'messy' as soil then i'm game for those too. So far Akadama and Tropica soils sound good but do that have mg and ca? Does ADA contain organic matter etc.
Thanks a lot
Craig
I don't really want to dose column fertilisers anymore accept a little NPK here and there but if there are substrates that contain NPK then please let me know. I would like a substrate that has good calcium and magnesium levels too as my water is very soft and a healthy and long lasting amount of micro nutrients, oh and a bit of organic matter for heavy metal binding (I dont want much do I?) Soil sounds like it would meet all my needs right? If that's the case then so be it, but which do you recommend. I've used Innes number 3 before with good results and i have a bag of innes 2 that i could use.
If i do use the Innes would you recommend mineralising it before hand or i heard you could just bake it? if so at what temp etc.
However if there are any commercial substrates that meet the above requirements but are not as 'messy' as soil then i'm game for those too. So far Akadama and Tropica soils sound good but do that have mg and ca? Does ADA contain organic matter etc.
Thanks a lot
Craig