DIY Substrate/Fertilizers for planted aquariums.

[SCORPIO]

hey,

some more details on the DIY fertilizers will help a lot,

and these packets come in the packing of 500 grams. So if some one would like to share, i will inquire the prices and may plan to buy.

For the trace elements you suggested a site and that has a copper content, will that affect my shrimps ?


A friend of mine suggested me to use this recipe to make a DIY fertilizers, i planned to make but it is very much confusing,

MACRO
N, P, K
Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium - the macronutrients.
• 500 ml of distilled water
• 61 g (10.69 teaspoons, 3.63 tablespoons) Potassium nitrate (KNO3)
• 5.2 g (1 teaspoons) Potassium monophosphate (KP04)
• 10.8 g (2 teaspoons) Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4)
• 1.8 g (0.3 or 1/3 teaspoon) Potassium sulphate (KSO4)
3 times a week add 10 ml for a 20 gallon tank. Or 1-2 ml daily. Or 15 ml twice a week. This will add 30 ppm nitrate a week to a tank with corresponding correct proportions for the other macronutrtients.



So if a simplified and detailed method by Scorpio, will help a lot.

Good!

[jack]

scorpio a detailed explanation for your DIY fret will help, Please :)

[maaz]

very nice info...sry i join late in this post..

[ishaan]

thanks for this detailed information

wanted to know will this method of substrate and fertilizer affect the shrimps or not

[rahul_sood]

rajeev sir, what is vermicompost and humus??this can be also available in fertilizers shop?

[SCORPIO]

rajeev sir, what is vermicompost and humus??this can be also available in fertilizers shop?

You can also use vermicompost in the place of soilrite. One of sr. member of aquapetz.com (Romi) have made vermicompost many times. He is busy due a medical emergency in his family. I will request him to post about the vermicompost on aquapetz.com.

[ishaan]

rajeev sir
what about shrimps,will they be ok with diy subtrate

[SCORPIO]

rajeev sir
what about shrimps,will they be ok with diy subtrate

No problem with shrimps. Till now, I used only the mentioned formula and never arise any problem with shrimps.

[ishaan]

thanks rajiv sir

[parthapratim22]

Rajivji one question...I use cocopeat but is that same as cocopeat soil??? What I use is a dark brown substrate but cant find any mixture of soil in it...but as you said a half inches of cocopeat soil...but I use few teaspoon of it in the bottom layer...found that it may cause brown leach...can you put some light on the difference!!!