what is best root tabs

[Johnnyfishtanks]

what brand name is best for plants like jungle vals and your exp ?
and where to get good root tabs for plants

[discuspaul]

Most LFS's will have at least 2 or 3 brands of root fert tabs - they're usually less expensive at PetSmart.
I've used several brands - Flourish seems best, but my experience with API has been good as well.
They're usually good for at least 4 months - up to 6 months or so.
Plant them near your plant clusters, at least 1" down into the substrate, to prevent them from popping back up & messing up your tank a little, or from being brought up to the surface by your vacuuming. One to two tabs for every 10 gals of water, for a 'medium' planted tank (low to med tech). (Example: 6-8 tabs in a 55 gal tank).
Hope this helps.

[Roberto Luongo]

Contact Mykiss he has them, they work well and there dirt cheap.

[neven]

I love my jobe's spikes. 2 other cheap solutions are:
osmocote
mud icicles

[Johnnyfishtanks]

I love my jobe's spikes. 2 other cheap solutions are:
osmocote
mud icicles

ive been trying jobes with the vals dont seem to work

[CRS Fan]

Vals are not heavy root feeders, Johnny. Are you still using Flourish Excel/Metricide? If so... this will kill them. You may also have the vals planted/buried below the crowm of the plant (this can also cause them to rot).

JMHO.

Stuart

[Johnnyfishtanks]

Vals are not heavy root feeders, Johnny. Are you still using Flourish Excel/Metricide? If so... this will kill them. You may also have the vals planted/buried below the crowm of the plant (this can also cause them to rot).

JMHO.

Stuart

they need something and if they do feed it would be from the roots would it not. im try to grow them with no nothing in the tank just fish and light

[taureandragon76]

Some plants feed from the roots and some plants feed from the water column, as CRS stated if your using excel/metricide it will kill the vals. Certain plants root tabs really don't do much for them at all.

[Johnnyfishtanks]

not using excel/metricide . just jobe ferts. i bought some root tabs that worked very well from pet habitat . but they dont get them any more. so i might use API our flourish root tabs

[neven]

Jobes spikes do not provide micro nutrients they are macro only, so perhaps that is the issue. many store bought tabs are combine micro's with some of the macro's, but they tend to be low on nitrate.

So if you have no source of micro's, i recommend adding equillibrium to buffer your water during every change, it provides a decent amount of micro's + iron to aid in plant growth.