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lenora
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Is it possible to use liquid aquarium plant fertilizer in a newt tank? The brand I use for my fish is called "flourish." Excuse me if this has been asked before.
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joan
Guest
You shouldn't if you don't need to. If you have a good balance of newt-to-plant ratio, you don't need it.
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lenora
Guest
I have four eastern spotted newts (Nvv)in a 29 gallon tank. The only plants I have are 2 floating strands of hornwort, each about one foot long. The rest of the tank is filled out with some artificial ivy vine, a turtle dock and a fake hiding log. I was looking to replace the fake ivy with real plants. I'm thinking now that my four little newts aren't going to be able to fertilize that many plants.
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ester
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If you keep the newts well fed they produce quite a bit of dung
Other than that, light is what plants need more than fertilizer.
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joseph
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The only reason you would need flourish is if you are putting a lot of light over the tank or if your tap water is missing an important nutrient(unlikely). In a newt tank I would skip it as chances are your lighting isn't high enough to require it.
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jennifer
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Hornwort tends to die over time, and it's not because of lack of nutrients. Fertilizer would only make thing worse, as dieing plants release their nutrients into the water. An established tank usually has plenty of nutrients.
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meghan
Guest
I was adding plant fertilizer thinking the plants needed it ... I couldn't figure out why the tank kept blooming with mass amounts of brown algae. I haven't added anymore and the algae has since settled down. Plants even seem to be healthier.
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william
Guest
water plants also like low nutrient levels, so fertilisers are a waste of money