Flourish vs. Flourish Trace

[Jeff120]

I dose NPK, flourish and fe, skip the seachem trace, its water in a bottle!

[Ben Belton]

I dose NPK, Mg, Ca, Flourish and Fe.

Even Seachem says ditch the trace unless your plants have a deficiency.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Ben - what's your water KH/GH - you think you need to dose Ca/Mg?
What are you using and in what ratio?

[Ben Belton]

I don't even remember testing it. I just know my algae got better and my Pogostegmon stellata and C tonkinensis turned around when I started adding them. Actually since it has turned cold, my tonk is looking really good, but that's something different. I wonder what the water temp is where it grows. That might be the trick on that one.

I add a tsp of Mg and 1/2 tsp Ca. (Epsom Salt and CaCl2) I really do need to test. When I get my basement cleaned up and my aquarium area fixed, I'll do it. I'll get back to you in 2011.

[Ben Belton]

Here found some perspective on the Flourish Trace.

http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/m ... 00449.html