Aquarium Root Tabs Diy

They are safe as long as you don t stir up the gravel a lot.

Aquarium root tabs diy. They slowly dissolve and work well being designed specifically for aquatic plants. I use osmocote plus smart release some use miracle grow slow release and there are some others. I walk you through how de.

There is a little known natural option however which offers inadvertent benefits to the aquarium environment. Do a search on here for diy root tabs there are tons of posts and information if you want to make it really easy tons of people use osmocote plus and fill 00 size gel caps with it. Check out my latest video.

Even good root tabs will overdo it if you use too many at one time. The problem with fertilizing the substrate is that you can far too easily overdo it. They are super easy to make and can benefit your stem plants so much.

Click on show more for the full video description and links i made root tabs from clay and worked fine soil in the clay dough it s mostly for root fe. There are manufactured root tabs available for aquatic plants and some aquarium hobbyists make their own clay fertilizer balls containing manufactured fertilizers. Then insert them deep in the substrate every 2 3 months.

For a under 10 you get 10 large root tabs that will last a few months. Https youtu be zi50ld9tyfcthe cheapest simplest route to fertilize your planted aquarium thanks for watching my first youtube v. If you tried to use a powdered fertilizer that was made to mix in water and pour on the garden or pot plants the chance is very high that you would just burn the roots of the plants and send.