Would my fish and shrimps eat the Flourish Tabs

[ptran]

Bought some SeaChem Flourish Tabs for my plants. Would the fish or shrimps eat the tabs?

[TattedUpFishGuy]

I'm pretty sure they won't, but I place my under the gravel near the roots so that way they can't

[Crush]

Most likely not, mine don't but I also place mine in the gravel and not on top of it

[morpheus]

They shouldnt. as the other said, you bury the tabs under the substrate and the roots just absorb the nutrients over time.

[ptran]

I currently have really shallow gravel bed and my plants are either tied to drift wood or floated. I will get some more gravels and build up another 1 inches to bury the root tab.

[ptran]

Root tabs are in. I'll see if i can notice the difference in the plants.


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[Crush]

give it a month and you may see some new growth. add some form of co2 and if ya want weekly dose of liquid fert (for an extra boost but carful of algae). that's the advice iv gotten and it works. what all plants do you have in there?

[mnemenoi]

Usually I recommend tabs for heavy root feeders, like swords, stems, and crypts. Most recommended substrate layers for planted tanks is 3-4" deep at the rear, moving on a slope to 1-2" in the front. With everything being epiphytic (clinging or tied to wood) a water column dosing might be far more effective after water changes. Something like a Seachem Flourish should be fine. Usually with tabs, we place one under all of our big feeders (like swords, crypts, or a stem bunch) and then randomly every 6-8" in densely planted tanks every 6-8 months (low tech), high tech would need more as the plants are growing much faster.

[ptran]

give it a month and you may see some new growth. add some form of co2 and if ya want weekly dose of liquid fert (for an extra boost but carful of algae). that's the advice iv gotten and it works. what all plants do you have in there?

Not much: some crypts, java fern, java moss, anubias.

[ptran]

Usually I recommend tabs for heavy root feeders, like swords, stems, and crypts. Most recommended substrate layers for planted tanks is 3-4" deep at the rear, moving on a slope to 1-2" in the front. With everything being epiphytic (clinging or tied to wood) a water column dosing might be far more effective after water changes. Something like a Seachem Flourish should be fine. Usually with tabs, we place one under all of our big feeders (like swords, crypts, or a stem bunch) and then randomly every 6-8" in densely planted tanks every 6-8 months (low tech), high tech would need more as the plants are growing much faster.

Just low tech for me haha.. I don't want to mess with CO2 or high tech lighting.

[Crush]

not to jack your thread but how long do the flourish tabs last before you need to add more?

[mnemenoi]

Depends, in a low tech tank usually 6-8 months. In a High Tech tank, maybe 2-3

[ptran]

That's a long time.

[Crush]

that is a long time. guess I overdid it a bit, I started off with one bag and a month later added another bag. its a 60g so maybe not so bad. been thinking of using one of the small fluval co2 injection kits since its kind of an intro for beginners but they are soooo small idk it would be practical for a 60g

[morpheus]

i usually replace mine every 3 months or so....at least that what the package recommends. each tab essentially feeds a certain radius around it, so i place the tab where multiple plants can use it