Tropica Plant Care Fertilizer Range info

Sean J · Jun 21, 2012

The Tropica Aquarium Plant Fertilizers are some of the best plant fertilizers on the market today. These guys grow aquatic plants, and they have formulated their fertilizers to grow their own plants, so they must be good!

There are 2 types of Tropica Plant Fertilizers.

1: Tropica Plant Growth Premium Fertilizer

Properties
Premium Fertiliser contains the most important nutrients for healthy and sustained aquarium plant growth. Premium Fertiliser does not however contain nitrogen (N) or phosphorus (P).
Premium Fertiliser therefore supplies the nutrients plants easily run out of and which plants ideally absorb via the leaves. These are the nutrients which are supplied via fish excrement and food remnants. We therefore recommend Premium Fertiliser for aquariums with few plants and a relatively large number of fish.
Use
Premium Fertiliser is added each week when changing the water. A flask is used to ensure an accurate dosage. The fertilizer is forced up into the fertilizer chamber by a single press on the flask. We recommend 5 mL per 50 L water per week, but recommend that this is set in accordance with plant requirements. For example, light leaves often indicate lack of nutrition, but can also be due to poor growth. Echinodorus bleheri is a typical example of lack of micro-nutrients. Regular dosing with Premium Fertiliser can restore green and luxuriant leaves. Note, however, that Premium Fertiliser is a fertilizer and not a medicine for dying plants.

It is recommended that minimum 25 % of the aquarium water is changed every second week. If undesirable algae growth does occur, then we recommend increasing water change frequency (up to 50%) and planting additional rapid growth waterplants such as Hygrophila and Vallisneira.
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So basically, if you feed loads of fish, or you are using Aquasoil, you use the Premium Fertilizer.

2: Tropica Plant Growth Special Fertilizer:

Properties
Specialised Fertiliser contains all essential nutrients needed including nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Specialised Fertiliser is suitable for aquariums with many plants in relation to the number of fish, where plants can lack nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) which otherwise would be supplied by fish excrement and food remnants. Specialised Fertiliser is composed so that N and P in particular are supplied to the plants in the amounts and chemical forms the plants require for optimal absorption and growth. The waterplant fertilizer has been developed for plants which easily absorb nutrients from the water via the leaves, which typically are the low, compact foreground plants. The fertilizer also contributes to the supply of the nutrition large stem and rosette plants require.
Use
Specialised Fertiliser is added each week when the water is changed. We recommend 5 mL per 50 L water. However, we recommended that this is set in accordance with plant requirements. Specialised Fertiliser contains, in addition to micro-nutrients, all essential macro-nutrients. The fertilizer is particularly suitable where plants display a lack of nutrition. However note that if algae growth starts, Specialised Fertilser will promote this growth.

Specialised Fertiliser contains nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Dosage must therefore be adapted to plant absorption rates, to avoid undesirable algae growth. Where signs of algae growth develop, reduce the dosage by 50% and increase water changing frequency by 50 %. Changing the water not only reduces the concentration of nutrients in the water, but also removes algae spores, remnants and other accumulated elements from the aquarium water.
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You use this fertilizer if you don't have a large fish load in the system.

And these 2 graphs represent the dosages needed for tank sizes. As you can see, they will work out VERY economical to use the Tropica Products.

ivan · Jun 21, 2012

This is awesome!! one bottle will last me a year in my nano. AWESOMENESS!!!

Sean J · Jul 17, 2012

Estimated Costs

Removed for now... Unfortunately due to insanity at customs, the prices will increase slightly.

ivan · Jun 21, 2012

and thats a great Price!!

Barry.M · Jun 22, 2012

This is great Sean, would you let us know when they get into the shops please.
Thanx
Barry

Wyvren · Jun 22, 2012

And could you let us know if anyone in the cape will be getting it?

hein24 · Jun 22, 2012

Yeah I am with Wyvren on this one Sean, if you have the info could you please let us know who the stockist will be?

Sean J · Jun 22, 2012

I will let you guys know who will be stocking the products as soon as I know.

Oh, and it will be available in Cape Town!!! I have just received an order from a store in the Cape for the ADA products!!

Wyvren · Jun 22, 2012

Woot So I can throw a party! Thanks for the hard work and effort Sean - you have no idea how much us capies also appreciate it!

Sean J · Jun 22, 2012

Thanks lady! I appreciate that! I guess we will be coming down to do an ADA system in the Cape within the next month or so... :bigsmile:

Wyvren · Jun 22, 2012

Woot yay!

Cannot wait! Just give us ample warning so we can be all there!

MickeyBlue42 · Jul 8, 2012

Will you be bringing in the Specialised fertiliser of the Tropica range??

Sean J · Jul 8, 2012

Yes. It the green bottle.

MickeyBlue42 · Jul 8, 2012

Sorry Sean , wasnt paying attention... :/

Will be looking out for it!

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