ada vs seachem substrate
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:16 pm
can anyone shed some light which substrate is good for planted aquarium ada or seachem or any other branded substrate available in the market..
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and if there is no dosing and no external source of co2 relying only on the substrate for plants growth than which one is good?sushant wrote:As far as i know,Seachem florite red/ black are inert. Aqua soil (soil based eg. ADA, controsoil, etc )on the other hand are rich in humic acid and minerals. Since most of the plants take ferts from water column itself, you can get good results with either of these by dosing regularly.
In that case soil based should work better but that too in the initial 6-10 months. But don't expect lush growth like you see in most of the tank competition.vikas wrote:and if there is no dosing and no external source of co2 relying only on the substrate for plants growth than which one is good?sushant wrote:As far as i know,Seachem florite red/ black are inert. Aqua soil (soil based eg. ADA, controsoil, etc )on the other hand are rich in humic acid and minerals. Since most of the plants take ferts from water column itself, you can get good results with either of these by dosing regularly.
for a tank of size 19"x13"x13" two cfl of 20 w and ada or control soil as substrate. will this setup work for plants??sushant wrote:In that case soil based should work better but that too in the initial 6-10 months. But don't expect lush growth like you see in most of the tank competition.vikas wrote:and if there is no dosing and no external source of co2 relying only on the substrate for plants growth than which one is good?sushant wrote:As far as i know,Seachem florite red/ black are inert. Aqua soil (soil based eg. ADA, controsoil, etc )on the other hand are rich in humic acid and minerals. Since most of the plants take ferts from water column itself, you can get good results with either of these by dosing regularly.
You should go for low light setup if you are not interested in adding ferts and co2.vikas wrote:for a tank of size 19"x13"x13" two cfl of 20 w and ada or control soil as substrate. will this setup work for plants??sushant wrote:In that case soil based should work better but that too in the initial 6-10 months. But don't expect lush growth like you see in most of the tank competition.vikas wrote:and if there is no dosing and no external source of co2 relying only on the substrate for plants growth than which one is good?sushant wrote:As far as i know,Seachem florite red/ black are inert. Aqua soil (soil based eg. ADA, controsoil, etc )on the other hand are rich in humic acid and minerals. Since most of the plants take ferts from water column itself, you can get good results with either of these by dosing regularly.
Only one cfl??sushant wrote:You should go for low light setup if you are not interested in adding ferts and co2.vikas wrote:for a tank of size 19"x13"x13" two cfl of 20 w and ada or control soil as substrate. will this setup work for plants??sushant wrote:In that case soil based should work better but that too in the initial 6-10 months. But don't expect lush growth like you see in most of the tank competition.vikas wrote:and if there is no dosing and no external source of co2 relying only on the substrate for plants growth than which one is good?sushant wrote:As far as i know,Seachem florite red/ black are inert. Aqua soil (soil based eg. ADA, controsoil, etc )on the other hand are rich in humic acid and minerals. Since most of the plants take ferts from water column itself, you can get good results with either of these by dosing regularly.
what plants?vikas wrote:Only one cfl??sushant wrote:You should go for low light setup if you are not interested in adding ferts and co2.vikas wrote:for a tank of size 19"x13"x13" two cfl of 20 w and ada or control soil as substrate. will this setup work for plants??sushant wrote:In that case soil based should work better but that too in the initial 6-10 months. But don't expect lush growth like you see in most of the tank competition.vikas wrote:and if there is no dosing and no external source of co2 relying only on the substrate for plants growth than which one is good?sushant wrote:As far as i know,Seachem florite red/ black are inert. Aqua soil (soil based eg. ADA, controsoil, etc )on the other hand are rich in humic acid and minerals. Since most of the plants take ferts from water column itself, you can get good results with either of these by dosing regularly.