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Old 04-03-2005, 07:08 PM
Elaine T
 
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basserman wrote:
I see those 3 number on a lot of fertilizers. The FloraPride that I
use has 0-0-3, but I'm not sure what all that means. LFS guy told me
it would help the plants, but not start an algae bloom.

Any idea what the 3 different numbers indicate?

Thanks.

Nitrogen - Phosphorus - Potash (potassium or K).

Usually fishtanks have plenty of nitrogen and phosphorus so you want to
only add potash. I think the numbers are percentage by weight, but
hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

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