John Innes No3 soil with fish
I want to put some water plants in my Acquarium in small pots with soil. My
thinking is to put John Innes No3 in the pots and then cover it with gravel to stop the soil washing out. Is the john innes in the pots likely to cause any problems for the fish? |
John Innes No3 soil with fish
"Chris Hogg" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:32:21 EDT, "john east" wrote: I want to put some water plants in my Acquarium in small pots with soil. My thinking is to put John Innes No3 in the pots and then cover it with gravel to stop the soil washing out. Is the john innes in the pots likely to cause any problems for the fish? All JI composts contain added fertilisers: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The nitrogen is probably in the form of ammonium sulphate, or possibly potassium nitrate, which may well harm the fish and will certainly encourage algae. Why not use pure gravel? Chris ================================================== =========================================== Chris thanks. These plants came in small pots with just sponge around the stem and held in place with with wire. No roots or growing medium was in the pot. The plants are just not happy and are going down hill, and since I dont have any sand or soil in the acquarium at all, I felt that the roots needed something 'more natural' to give them some nutrition. Maybe I could use some JI no3 from an old plant pot in the garden, where I guess a lot of the initial, N,Phos, and potassium may have been dissapated? Perhaps a tiny bit in the pot wont harm anything? As far as i can see (being a complete novice) its the only chance these plants will have? |
John Innes No3 soil with fish
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:06:51 EDT, "john east"
wrote: ================================================= ============================================ Chris thanks. These plants came in small pots with just sponge around the stem and held in place with with wire. No roots or growing medium was in the pot. The plants are just not happy and are going down hill, and since I dont have any sand or soil in the acquarium at all, I felt that the roots needed something 'more natural' to give them some nutrition. What kind of lighting do you have for the plants mentioned? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
John Innes No3 soil with fish
"~ jan" wrote in message ... On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:06:51 EDT, "john east" wrote: ================================================ ============================================= Chris thanks. These plants came in small pots with just sponge around the stem and held in place with with wire. No roots or growing medium was in the pot. The plants are just not happy and are going down hill, and since I dont have any sand or soil in the acquarium at all, I felt that the roots needed something 'more natural' to give them some nutrition. What kind of lighting do you have for the plants mentioned? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flourescent tube |
John Innes No3 soil with fish
On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:46:05 EDT, "john stone"
wrote: Chris thanks. These plants came in small pots with just sponge around the stem and held in place with with wire. No roots or growing medium was in the pot. The plants are just not happy and are going down hill, and since I dont have any sand or soil in the acquarium at all, I felt that the roots needed something 'more natural' to give them some nutrition. - - - - What kind of lighting do you have for the plants mentioned? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flourescent tube Just one? Wattage? Only thing I know that will grow with a standard 15 watt fluorescent tube is java fern. Everything else takes a lot more power/light. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
John Innes No3 soil with fish
On 8/13/2012 8:52 PM, ~ jan wrote:
On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:46:05 EDT, "john wrote: Chris thanks. These plants came in small pots with just sponge around the stem and held in place with with wire. No roots or growing medium was in the pot. The plants are just not happy and are going down hill, and since I dont have any sand or soil in the acquarium at all, I felt that the roots needed something 'more natural' to give them some nutrition. - - - - What kind of lighting do you have for the plants mentioned? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flourescent tube Just one? Wattage? Only thing I know that will grow with a standard 15 watt fluorescent tube is java fern. Everything else takes a lot more power/light. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us Somehow I missed out on the start of this thread. Not sure of the size of your tank, type of fish kept, water type (fresh/brackish/salt). I had good success growing plants in my 60 gallon fresh water aquarium with an under gravel filter. I can't remember my bulb wattage but it was a lot more than 15 watts for sure. Good luck. |
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