fabihanski
Member
At risk of sounding like a noob, other than being toxic for fish, why do we not use terrestrial fertiliser - on aquarium plants?
I completely appreciate that if a fertiliser isn't designed with aqua fauna in mind, it will kill them. I have been out of the hobby for 8 odd years now and just coming back, I'm quite enjoying just growing aquatic and semi aquatic plants in various ways, My Fluval fluorescent lights burst and killed everything, which is why I'm hesitant on live stock for the time being. I can't seem to see anything bad in my go to fertiliser for house plants and outdoor plants.
Would it really be bad to use something like this extremely watered down with no livestock in a spray bottle twice weekly? As and when I choose to have fish and shrimp, I would plant to wean the plants to something like tropica over the course of a few months
(very sorry if this upsets some people, not my intention!)
For reference, the fertiliser is Miracle Grow for ericaceous plants (Plants that dislike hard water and alkaline water)
I completely appreciate that if a fertiliser isn't designed with aqua fauna in mind, it will kill them. I have been out of the hobby for 8 odd years now and just coming back, I'm quite enjoying just growing aquatic and semi aquatic plants in various ways, My Fluval fluorescent lights burst and killed everything, which is why I'm hesitant on live stock for the time being. I can't seem to see anything bad in my go to fertiliser for house plants and outdoor plants.
Would it really be bad to use something like this extremely watered down with no livestock in a spray bottle twice weekly? As and when I choose to have fish and shrimp, I would plant to wean the plants to something like tropica over the course of a few months
(very sorry if this upsets some people, not my intention!)
For reference, the fertiliser is Miracle Grow for ericaceous plants (Plants that dislike hard water and alkaline water)