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Liquid fertilizer
Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering
how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
It depends on what type of plants you have. If you have floating plants
these will benefit as they draw nutrients straight from the water column. Rooted plants would be better off with plant tabs imo, as they're mainly feeding through their roots! Personally i would not go for liquid fertilizer, the algae will have a whale of a time with it! At least with the sticks its like a sort of slow release and does'nt leach into the water column, so there are less nutrients for the alga to thrive on! GETIT? :)HTH PS. I dont own a pond, only have experience with planted aquaria, but i wold imagine the principle is roughly the same. Maybe some of these other CRAZY porgers will enlighten us all. "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the
water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
I poured 3 big bottles into the lotus pond early on with
no adverse affect. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
This is something I want to understand. Some people can add fertilizer
straight into the water, or grow water lillies bare root, and their water is crystal clear. There's something else going on besides fertilizer bad, shade good. Nedra wrote: I poured 3 big bottles into the lotus pond early on with no adverse affect. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
ah HA! So *that's* your secret!
But you don't have any fish in the lotus pond, so that's a safe thing to do. If you had fish, you wouldn't want to do that (right???). Lee "Nedra" wrote in message thlink.net... I poured 3 big bottles into the lotus pond early on with no adverse affect. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
Always ready to help you .... It is called Tetra Pond -
you pour it right into the pond with no ill effects. I don't know what is in it. As for the bareroot lilies- I can't help you that much. K30a has grown them with good results.... some others have done the same. Good Luck Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "MattR" wrote in message ... This is something I want to understand. Some people can add fertilizer straight into the water, or grow water lillies bare root, and their water is crystal clear. There's something else going on besides fertilizer bad, shade good. Nedra wrote: I poured 3 big bottles into the lotus pond early on with no adverse affect. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
Lee.... lol No I don't think so ... I put the bottles of
Tetra Pond in months ago... say, about March. I do have some gold fish in the lotus pond. Tetra Pond does Not affect the fish ... at least that is what the label says. I think the Secret is flooding the lotus pond with FISH water from bottom of fish pond. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... ah HA! So *that's* your secret! But you don't have any fish in the lotus pond, so that's a safe thing to do. If you had fish, you wouldn't want to do that (right???). Lee "Nedra" wrote in message thlink.net... I poured 3 big bottles into the lotus pond early on with no adverse affect. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
Yes, that's true. The reason some people can is because when they add the
fert to their water they have enough trace and macro nuterients in the water to enable the plants to use the phosphate before algae can take hold. However if you don't have this situation (i.e. you have no iron in your water) the plants will not be able to use the phosphate but algae will and therefore it'll gain hold. Sam "MattR" wrote in message ... This is something I want to understand. Some people can add fertilizer straight into the water, or grow water lillies bare root, and their water is crystal clear. There's something else going on besides fertilizer bad, shade good. Nedra wrote: I poured 3 big bottles into the lotus pond early on with no adverse affect. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Dont do it you'll get algae. Adding liquid fert will only add fert to the water column which is where algae gets it from. That plus it's high in phosphates which is what algae utilizes much more so than plants. Sam "Tbumpy" wrote in message ... Has anyone used this type of fertilizer for their pond plants? I was wondering how well it works and if anyone recommends a certain type. My pond is large (3500 gallons) and has quite a few plants so this would be easier for us to use than the plant tabs. |
Liquid fertilizer
Is there a way to test for these trace minerals? Right now the pond is clear
with lots of plants and fish but the plants just don't seem to be doing as well as they could. I have Pickeral, Lillies, iris, and hyacinth. Also, where could I get some of the Tetra Pond fertilizer? The selection of pond stores in New Mexico is pretty sorry and they overcharge. |
Liquid fertilizer
Or put another way, how much might have to be added? I've used some of
the prepackaged mineral/fertilizer liquids to no avail. I put something like a cup of iron in my 1200 gallon pond and the hyacinth still aren't as green as when I got them. Tbumpy wrote: Is there a way to test for these trace minerals? Right now the pond is clear with lots of plants and fish but the plants just don't seem to be doing as well as they could. I have Pickeral, Lillies, iris, and hyacinth. Also, where could I get some of the Tetra Pond fertilizer? The selection of pond stores in New Mexico is pretty sorry and they overcharge. |
Liquid fertilizer
Tbumpy wrote: Is there a way to test for these trace minerals? Right now the pond is clear with lots of plants and fish but the plants just don't seem to be doing as well as they could. I have Pickeral, Lillies, iris, and hyacinth. Also, where could I get some of the Tetra Pond fertilizer? The selection of pond stores in New Mexico is pretty sorry and they overcharge. -- they may have it at Petsmart in Alb I dont know as I never looked for it John Rutz Z5 New Mexico good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad judgement see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
Liquid fertilizer
As I recall the 16 oz bottle of Tetra Pond has instructions
on the back. Comes in a box - as a liquid so you don't have to mix anything. I used 3 bottles for the lotus pond .... 12 ft diameter... It's about a foot deep... iows I don't know how many gallons that is. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "MattR" wrote in message ... Or put another way, how much might have to be added? I've used some of the prepackaged mineral/fertilizer liquids to no avail. I put something like a cup of iron in my 1200 gallon pond and the hyacinth still aren't as green as when I got them. Tbumpy wrote: Is there a way to test for these trace minerals? Right now the pond is clear with lots of plants and fish but the plants just don't seem to be doing as well as they could. I have Pickeral, Lillies, iris, and hyacinth. Also, where could I get some of the Tetra Pond fertilizer? The selection of pond stores in New Mexico is pretty sorry and they overcharge. |
Liquid fertilizer
Thanks for the help everyone. I'll try some and see what happens.
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