darkoon;68702 said:the pantanal became much smaller since I added some osmocoat + clay into the substrate, then I read from APC that Pantanal prefers acidic substrate, made me wonder if that was the cause.
gsjmia;68793 said:I just bought jug of Osmocote Plus and was going to use then read the label and it has .05% copper--will this hurt Red Cherry Shrimp?
Biollante;72583 said:
Hi Jason,
No, the Osmocote is mainly for enriching the substrate, mainly for the benefit of the root feeders, most aquatic plants take in some or all of their nutrients via the water column.
Biollante
jasonwantyou;72584 said:Hi Biollante,
Thanks for your reply.. how we differential which plant is need nutrients via water column or root feeder? and Osmocote also dilute in water slowly and soon later also become nutrients via water column right. correct me if im wrong
Jason
nipat;72647 said:Within a few day, PO4 rose from 0.5 to 5 PPM, using Osmocote Plus 16-8-12, 5 grams per square foot.
My plain gravel (around 1-2 mm in diameter) couldn't hold it from leaching.
But no algae problem apart from a few days of GDA on glass.
nipat;72818 said:Yes, everything except PO4.
jasonwantyou;72843 said:Osmocote plus doesn't contain PO4? is your PO4 DIY?
nipat;72851 said:Osmocote Plus here contains PO4 (it's 16-8-12).
http://sotus.co.th/product_detail_osmocote16-8-12+2.html
Are you still interested?
Before using Osmocote Plus I had been dosing PO4 via EI method using KH2PO4.
Then after using it, PO4 climbed to the level I didn't like, so I stopped KH2PO4,
but continued dosing others (KNO3, Trace Elements, etc.).
nipat;72896 said:I'm not sure, but it's probably different from the ones you see in US market.
But the ratio is close (16-8-12 vs 15-9-12).
There are different formulas of Osmocote Plus sold in different regions.
Riba;51320 said:I've been using mud+osmocote+iron icecubes. Pretty conventient.