[ShaneSmith]

From what my dad tells me (Botanist and Biochemist) iron gluconate is very poor as far as chelation is concerned. He recommended i find a source of Iron DTPA or if i run more co2 Iron EDTA. But he says if i use Iron sulfate my plants will still thrive, he says plant absorption should happen before most of the Iron binds together. But he also was against me dosing PO4 and Nitrate at first. So according to him TMG would be a much better product as far as its actualy worth in the aquarium.

 

[ShaneSmith]

I dose nutrients fully, it just took a little to a coax my dad into beleving the fish wont give my plants enough PO4 and NO3. I think he read the conlin paper. Once i added jobes he was convinced the tank would be better so i got Kno3 KCL sodium phosphate and traces.