What all in one fert to use?

DoubleD80
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I have a 9 gallon fluval flex set up with uns controsoil and Carib sea sand. It’s been set up for a lil over 2 months. I planted pretty heavy in the beginning with Narrow leaf Ludwigia, Ludwigia inclinata, which melted off and died after a month, crypt parva, anubius nana petite, and a java fern plant from my other tank. A lot of the leaves have died off from the narrow leaf but seem to be doing better now. I started dosing Nilocg thrive about 1.5 ml once or twice a week a day after a water change. I don’t dose co2 and probably won’t. I started to get this light green algae on the sand mostly but also the seiryu stone a lil bit. I would like to dose but maybe the ferts I’m using are to much nutrients for my low tech tank? I use the regular nilocg thrive which has 2.56% nitrogen. Which of the three versions of nilocg thrive all in one would be best to use to keep algae low and still enough food for the plants? I have a betta, amano shrimp and 2 horned nerite snails which have been helping with the brown diatoms I’ve had lately. I had a lot on the sand and rocks lately which I never had before. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
 

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NevermindIgnoreMe
  • #2
Here are two things I recommend, one being from experience, one from a recommendation I will try in the future.
1: You can plant your plants in white waterproof nylon fabric squares filled with wet organic potting soil tied with a rubber band.
2: You can dose the tank with Aztec secret healing clay mixed with water. I've heard this works wonders and is safe, but haven't needed ferts yet.
Hope this helps, your tank sounds lovely!
 
DoubleD80
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
Thanks! Kinda just wanted to dose a all in one fert!
 
EbiAqua
  • #4
NIlocG Thrive is considered to be the best by a lot of hobbyists, and contains high levels of macros.
 
DoubleD80
  • Thread Starter
  • #5
NIlocG Thrive is considered to be the best by a lot of hobbyists, and contains high levels of macros.
Thanks! I just ordered nilocg thrive c! I already have the regular thrive but noticed I get a lil film algae on the glass after dosing in my low tech tanks. Not sure if the thrive c will be better but I’m hoping since it have 1.4% nitrates compared to 2.56% in the regular that it will help with that! Also see it says it has carbon in the thrive c so see how that goes. Haha
 

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