A long time ago I read on one of the NG that someone put pieces of steel
wool in the substrate and thought the plants were thriving because of it.
Need a chemist to answer these burning questions.... as the iron oxidizes
in the water, does it become available to the plants?

DJay


"Dave Engle" wrote in message
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"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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If you need iron in your water, what can be done besides adding
iron as a
fert???
Can you drop an iron nail in the water??? will it release iron in
the water?
I wouldn't, but this question was posed at the LFS I was in on
Saturday...
wanna guess what the 17year old guy said?

I don't think it'll hurt, but the iron won't be chemically available
for your plants.
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