Plant Fertilizer's for Amazon swords, Bacopa, and Cabomba

[jtino]

I have a 65 gallon tank with Amazon swords, Cabomba, and Bacopa. In your expierence, what are the best liquid fertilizers and root tabs to use for these plants? Also, how often should I dose?
Right now I'm using seachem flourish, seachem potassium and the seachem root tabs.

 

[TClare]

I have used seachem root tabs for my big Amazon sword and tiger lotus, but only twice in more than 18 months. I use potassium regularly. I never had good results with flourish, just seemed to get more algae. The best all in one fertilizer I have used is Azoo Plant Premium, but I believe it is not available in the US, there are probably other similar ones there. Bacopa never did well for me but swords and Cabomba do fine, even for quite long periods with no fertilizer.

 

[Gudgie]

I've had good luck using NilocG root tabs and liquid ferts for my Amazon swords, crypts, and vals. No experience with Cabomba or Bacopa though!

 

[jtino]

I have used seachem root tabs for my big Amazon sword and tiger lotus, but only twice in more than 18 months. I use potassium regularly. I never had good results with flourish, just seemed to get more algae. The best all in one fertilizer I have used is Azoo Plant Premium, but I believe it is not available in the US, there are probably other similar ones there. Bacopa never did well for me but swords and Cabomba do fine, even for quite long periods with no fertilizer.

Yeah Bacopa is the one that isn’t doing too well for me either at the moment, but they were originally for about 2-3 weeks when I got them. Could it possibly be because my tank just got done cycling and I haven’t done a water change in about a month?

 

[Linda1234]

After a tank gets established with a decent fish population i rarely use fertlizers. I think i find they cause more harm than good overall. I do sprinkle in some root tabs once every 6 or 12 months - been using nilgoc but they float if not well planted; so been switching to api. In all honestly i think my fish do a fine job fertilizing the tank.

 

[TClare]

To be honest I think that is true, I have not used any fertilizer except potassium in my large planted tank for several months now. But initially it probably helps.