It is not only the fish in the pod that need looking after but the plants as well. They take a lot of nourishment from the fish waste as part of the normal pond cycle, but like your house plants require some added missing elements. These are known as trace elements because the plants only require them in very small amounts. The problem with some pond fertilizers is that they contain phosphates and nitrates which will also feed algae’s.

So Tetra has formulated a pond plant fertilizer Plantamin which contains iron and the other trace elements that are essential for the lush growth of pond plants.

Plantamin is easy to apply simply add 50ml of Plantamin for every 1000 litres or 220gallons of pond water. Treat at this dose at the start of the pond season and then at a half dose every 2-3 weeks after that.

Valueaquatics offer Tetra Pond Plantamin in a handy 250ml size container.

John

www.Valueaquatics.com

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