"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Koi-Lo My impersonator is Roy TJ Hauer aka Roy. wrote:

"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Or http://aquaria.net/articles/plants/barr-dose/
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OK, so you buy the chemicals and "estimate." That can work I suppose.
I
bought the Seachem products. I followed the amounts on the containers
of
Excel, Iron and trace elements. The new plants still slowly faded
away......

If you're not adding KNO3 that's your problem.
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I added Muriate of Potash. None of the local stores I called had
Potassium
Nitrate. The Seachem "Flourish" also contains Potash.

That's potassium chloride. It's a wonder you haven't killed everything
frankly. Who on earth told you to do this?

Killed everything? I just sold over 300 young koi and 150 goldfish this
spring. The fish are spawning and we have hundreds of new thriving fry.
The plant prop' tanks are loaded with tadpoles and it's also used in them.
I don't recall who suggested it.

At least you've found your answer. Way too much potassium and way not
enough nitrate.

Nitrate readings stay around 20 ppm so there is no lack of Nitrates.

You know it might not hurt to familiarize yourself with prior art before
attacking people successful at what you're trying to do while ignoring
their advice.

Who ignored your advice? I ordered the Excel and other "foods" I call
micronutrients from Foster & Smith. I did massive water changes and vacuumed
every inch of the gravel several times over. I removed the worst effected
leaves. I used the Vortex to polish the water.... I followed directions on
the containers - you have some nerve even suggesting I ignored advice given.

Just a thought.

It occurs to me a weekly faq of how to fertilize plants might not
be a bad idea.

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