branfrog

Oh! my bad again! I was under the impression that Seachem's 'Flourish' was a line of products including excel, potassium, etc. I didn't know they actually had a product called Flourish, thats kinda confusing. Anyhow Flourish trace nutrients sounds good! Thanks again for all of your help Jay!

This is a fantastic hobby when you are equipped with the knowledge to do things correctly! Its impossible to get this kind of in depth advice from a LFS or anywhere else!

branfrog

Jay, I got one last item on this topic, (its almost getting into a different subject). I read on Seachem's product FAQ page that it is advantageous to use Flourish 'Iron' and in some cases Flourish 'Trace' in conjunction with Flourish. Do you believe in these statements? The last link is a Q&A with a Mr. Seachem product developer Ph.d himself!

http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/...hIron_faq.html
http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/...Trace_faq.html
http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plant.../msg00089.html

I have some cherry shrimp in my tank, and noticed that there is copper in Flourish, but i am hoping the amount is too small to make an impact on them. Being that Iron is also a metal, would this be toxic to inverts as well?

Jay

Hey Branfrog..

I certainly am not going to agrue with Greg Morin

I have always used Flourish at about 2x (arrived at this dose in consultation with many other planted tank folks, and from some research) therefore I do not use the Flourish Trace. I read the FAQ and it does hint that the trace product eliminates the need to use more Flourish.

Anyhow...I have dosed 15ml of Flourish 3 times a week for years with great success. Your Mileage May Vary

No IMO the trace amount of Cu in Flourish will not harm your inverts.

According to my water companies analysis I have sufficient Iron in my tap water and Fluorite substrate that I do not dose Iron. Granted it is not a chelated mixture like Seachem's Iron, but even with some experimenting in dosing it I really have never seen much of a difference in MY tank.

That said..I was sitting and critically looking at my plants last night and observed that they were just not quite "crispy, green and vibrant"; I know they can look better, ya know what I mean? I'm going to dose chelated iron for two weeks and see where that goes.

The plants will let you know

Jay