When it comes to balancing a planted aquarium, we have 3 main components we can change to grow the healthiest plants – lighting, CO2, and plant nutrients. Let's dive into plant nutrients in this video – how I figured out which nutrients my plants were missing, the nutrient test kits I used, and what my fertilization schedule looks like today.
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🛒 MATERIALS I USED
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▶ Fluval 3.0 planted aquarium light: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
▶ Multi-Test Strips: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
▶ API Freshwater Master Test Kit: https://amzn.to/3kEEkZV
▶ API Phosphate Test Kit: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
▶ Salifert Freshwater Potassium Test Kit: https://fishtanksdirect.com/salifert-...
▶ API GH & KH Test Kit: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
▶ Easy Green all-in-one fertilizer: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
▶ Flourish Phosphorus fertilizer: https://amzn.to/3LFfDZn
▶ Flourish Advance fertilizer: https://amzn.to/3ygOkko
▶ Flourish Potassium fertilizer: https://amzn.to/3yvoHMT
▶ Seachem Equilibrium minerals: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
▶ Easy Root Tabs fertilizer: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products...

📚 RESOURCES
▶ Plant nutrient deficiency chart: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/pages/pl...
▶ Nutrient Deficiencies: Why Your Aquarium Plants Are Dying: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aq...
▶ Estimative index (EI) vs. lean dosing fertilization methods: https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/beg...

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0:00 Understanding aquarium plant nutrients
1:07 Estimative Index (EI) dosing fertilization method
1:41 Lean dosing fertilization method
2:20 Plant nutrient chart
3:05 Case study: Back-to-Basics planted tank
3:33 Chapter 1 - algae growth
4:29 Chapter 2 - large holes in leaves
5:55 Chapter 3 - more holes in leaves
6:58 Chapter 4 - curled leaf tips
8:01 Chapter 5 - balanced tank
8:31 Chapter 6 - high bioload
9:34 Which plant nutrient tests do you actually need?
10:35 My current aquarium fertilization schedule