Best Overall Plant Fertilizer?

Hello! My planted 10 gallon tank has been running a while now, no CO2, no fancy lights, but dirted on the bottom. Recently I’ve seen most growth just shut down, and some of the plants are yellowing and browning for no apparent reason. I’m thinking that now that my dwarf haigrass has fully moving (I was trimming every other day a week ago) it is absorbing nutrients quite quickly. Now every thing has shut down and I’m pretty sure a fertilizer could do me good. I don’t want to spend too much but I’d like to get a nice balance of macros and micros and something invert friendly. My plants include dwarf hairgrass, monte carlo, java moss, java fern, some smaller variation of sword, rotala rotundifolia, and water wisteria. Any suggestions?

 

There is no 1 best, which is why I recommend the following:

KNO3
KH2PO4
K2SO4
CSM+B
DTPA 11% iron

Optional:
MgSO4
CaSO4
Iron Gluconate

From this you can build any macro fertilizer, and you can adjust micro's. If you really want to get fancy you can blend up each micro on it's own too, but that is a fine tune journey most don't like taking

 

Yeah, mostly it's what suits each individual tank, but an all-in-one is probably the simplest and most balanced.

If you're in the states, UNS Plant Food is going to be the most comprehensive all-in-one available. After that is the more popular Nilocg Thrive.

Poor plant health can have a number of causes, not always nutrient related. I always recommend having a fertilizer though

 

If your in the Uk the one i used was called evolution aqua complete liquid plant food, this is it:

Worked really well for me

 

Not saying it’s the best, but If you’re looking for simple, Easy Green from is a nice blend of macros and micros and is invert friendly.

 

Not saying it’s the best, but If you’re looking for simple, Easy Green is a nice blend of macros and micros and is invert friendly.

I agree. Thats what I use and I love it!