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What do you use for traces?

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#1 ·
And why?
 
#27 ·
Flourish & Flourish Iron because they're the only ones out of the first 3 available here. ;) Actually, there are cheaper products too (Azoo, Red Sea, etc.), but you'd have to use much more per dose that it works out more expensive in the long run.

Funny someone mentioned TMG smells better than Flourish. Everytime I dose Flourish I can't get rid of the (rusty?) smell from my hand for a day. :D
 
#28 ·
upikabu said:
Funny someone mentioned TMG smells better than Flourish. Everytime I dose Flourish I can't get rid of the (rusty?) smell from my hand for a day. :D
Try dispensing it into the cap instead of the palm of your hand! :pound:

So, there seems to be a dislike (or non-use) of flourish TRACE. Why is that?
Maybe you can verify my answer? Regular flourish appears to contain most of the same 'trace' elements...some in larger concentrations than TRACE. And while reg flourish contains sulfur, calcium, sodium and chlorine, TRACE does not.

An interesting thing in reg Flourish is the chlorine. Chlorine has the highest percentage of any other component in flourish. 1.15%. Seems strange to me.
 
#29 ·
Yeah I always wondered what the deal was with the Chlorine in Flourish. As far as Flourish trace I don't think it's really marketed towards planted tanks. I think it is more of a trace element for fish only tanks. I don't think it has enough of anything for planted tanks. That's why there is Flourish. If you dose Flourish you don't need anything else for traces except for a little Iron in some cases.
 
#31 ·
I was thinking of their product called "Fresh Trace" when you said Flourish Trace...didn't realize they had one for the planted tank. Here is the Guaranteed Analysis of both Flourish and Flourish Trace. From what I can tell the only things Flourish Trace have that Flourish does not is Rubidium, Nickel, and Vanadium which are pretty obscure traces IMO. These elements are so insignificant in the larger scheme of things that I think it would be hard to justify the cost or hassle of dosing Flourish trace. If the plants need these elements at all it would be a very little bit and most likely all one would need would be in the tap water unless someone is using straight RO water for some reason.

Guaranteed Analysis (Flourish trace)
Boron (B)​
0.0028%​
Cobalt (Co)
0.00003%​
Copper Cu)
0.0032%
0.0032% Soluble Copper (Cu)
Manganese (Mn)
0.085%
0.0085%Soluble Manganese(Mn)
Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0003%​
Zinc (Zn)
0.0169%
0.0169% Soluble Zinc (Zn)
Rubidium (Rh)
0.000008%​
Nickel (Ni)
0.000003%​
Vanadium (V)
0.000002%​

Guaranteed Analysis (Flourish)Total Nitrogen
0.07%​
Available Phosphate ( P2O5)
0.01%​
Soluble Potash
0.37%​
Calcium (Ca)
0.14%​
Magnesium (Mg)
0.11%​
Sulfur (S)
0.2773%​
Boron (B)
0.009%​
Chlorine (Cl)
1.15%​
Cobalt (Co)
0.0004%​
Copper (Cu)
0.0001%​
Iron (Fe)
0.32%​
Manganese (Mn)
0.0118%​
Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0009%​
Sodium (Na)
0.13%​
Zinc (Zn)
0.0007%​
 
#32 ·
I prefer TMG than Flourish. I had excellent results with both but the former seems to redden my redplants most. Unfortunately I was not able to find the list of traces and macros (if any) in the Tropica master grow. If anyone has a link or could help I will appreciate a lot.
 
#34 ·
Thanks Laith. I thought of listing them since there is the analysis of Flourish so that it would be easier to compare:

Tropica Master Grow Analysis:

Potassium (K) 0.79%

Magnesium (Mg) 0.39%

Sulfur (S) 1.01%

Boron (B) 0.004%

Copper (Cu) 0.006%

Iron (Fe) 0.07%

Manganese (Mn) 0.04%

Molybdenum (Mo) 0.002%

Zinc (Zn) 0.002%

Chelators: HEEDTA, DTPA and E123
 
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