ada vs seachem substrate
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ada vs seachem substrate
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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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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.
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
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Re: ada vs seachem substrate
Without an external source of co2 it will be wasting money on the soil as most plants that grow without co2 addition also grow without extra rich soil / substrate and generally speaking are low light plants
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