Seachem Flourish Tabs Growth Supplement - Aquatic Plant Stimulant 40 ct

I have been using Seachem Flourish plant tabs in my planted aquarium for the past few years, in conjunction with T-5 linear fluourescent lighting and CO2 injection, and the results have been impressive.Dwarf Hairgrass and Microsword not only carpet quickly, but maintain a lush green color that really highlights these aquaria.I have several planted aquariums and add a few plant tabs to each one - every three or four months or so - after the tabs planted earlier dissolve into the substrate.So it's cheaper for me to purchase these tabs in a larger size box when possible.Seachem's 40 tab box is about three times the price of Seachem's 10 tab box, which means that you get about 10 free plant tabs per box with the larger version.I go through a few of these boxes each year, and consider plant tabs a necessity for planted aquaria that use an inert sand substrate.I also use Seachem Flourish liquid fertilizer once a week in my planted tanks, which works well in conjunction with the plant tabs.However, a word to the wise here. If you are using a high-tech lighting system which also includes injected CO2 and fertilizer supplementation of some kind, you should also consider adding a uv sterilizer to your aquarium to keep the algae and bacteria growth to a minimum.If you don't, you are probably going to find that your water is always going to be cloudy, regardless of how often you do water changes, and whatever filter media you use - including a micron filter.The reason for this is that when one uses these high tech lighting systems with CO2 and fertilizer enhancement, it usually results in far more nutrients being available in an aquarium's water column.This in turn can result in an exponential growth of bacteria, parasites, viruses and other pathogens in the water table, as well as algae, which will cause your water to become cloudy.A bad algae bloom will also result in green water so thick, that the fishkeeper will have a difficult time even seeing their fish or plants.This author has found that the best way to avoid this scenario is to use an ultra violet sterilizer, in order to remove these organisms before they can reproduce.The added benefit in doing so is that your fish will remain healthier, because there will be far fewer pathogens in your aquarium's water table.Moreover, plant growth will improve as well, because your plants will not have to compete for the nutrients in your aquarium's water column, in the way that they would if a larger number of pathogens and algae spores were present.Given that there are many UV sterilizers available for under $100 these days, this is great news for the fishkeeper.In fact, AquaTop (the only aquarium filter manufacturer on the market to do so) sells three different power filters with UV sterilizers built into them (PF-15UV, PF-25UV, PF-40UV), which are capable of uv sterilizing aquariums ranging from 15 to 40 gallons.I own one of each of these UV sterilizer/power filters, for various aquaria, and have found them to work quite well at keeping the water tables in my planted aquariums crystal clear - something I could not say prior to installing them on my tanks.UV sterilizers are no longer just for marine aquariums, since many freshwater fishkeepers are finding tremendous benefits to using them in their planted aquariums.And fortunately, there are now many affordable uv sterilizers on the market, each of which will ensure that your aquarium's water stays crystal clear, and safe for your fish and plants.

I've tried all sorts of fertilizers over the years with mixed results. Liquid fertilizers tended to grow too much algae, even if they did add a bit of "umph" to the plants in various tanks, making it a weekly chore to prune leaves infested with slimy green gunk.And then I discovered these Flourish Tabs - great stuff. About the size of a candy gum drop, you simply insert them into the gravel bed around your plants throughout the aquarium! No more measuring out liquids to dose every few days and, more importantly to me, much less algae now that the nutrients aren't necessarily put in as a liquid into the water column. Not to mention that, at least in my case, it seems more cost effective than using liquid fertilizers.My plants (everything from tiger lotus, various swords, water sprite, and a ton of others) began to respond within a few days of putting in the tabs. I love the fact that they easily last a month or so before you need add more and it's easy to do during regular tank maintenance.I love it, my plants love it, my fish love the plants, and my wife loves I'm not spending a ton of money on bottles of liquid fertilizer, so we're all happy!

Helped lost of our plants grow

This product is great and deserves the good reviews it's been getting. Its a great way to provide micro nutrients to plants, especially iron and calcium and definitely improves growth both in heavy root feeders (like swords and lilies) and many stem plants. However, I just want to mention something pretty important a lot of people don't seem to realize.These tabs do not contain two of the three macro elements. They have potassium but don't have ANY Nitrogen (in the form of Nitrate) or Phosphorus (in the form of Phosphate) . This isn't a problem for most aquarium plants which can absorb Nitrogen and Phosphorus through their leaves, as long as the water column contains enough Nitrate and Phosphate. Pretty much all stem plants can do this. However, Rosette plants like the Amazon Sword and lilies (like Tiger Lotus) absorb almost all of their nutrients through their roots. So for these and some other plants, Flourish Tabs won't be enough and you will likely see Nitrogen and Phosphorus deficiency symptoms. You will need to provide additional nitrogen and phosphorus in the substrate around these types of plants. A good way to do this is by using Osmocote + gel capsules together with the flourish tabs.

The package was in good condition when I received it.I've been using less than the recommended in my tanks for a couple months, as I didn't want to over-saturate my tanks with nutrients. These seem like they've been working well! Many of my plants aren't rooted, but the jungle val that is rooted is growing at light speed. Getting more actual rooted plants soon, and I'm confident that these tabs will help with their growth.

I planted a few of these tabs in my aquarium and my plants have never looked better!. I've got plants that have been in there for a couple of years and never grow that much. In two weeks, some of my plants have grown from a few inches all the way up to the top of the tank. It's crazy!. My plants now look healthy and happy and this contributes to the overall health of the tank. I can't believe I never heard of these earlier. I've supplemented with liquid CO2 in the past with unremarkable results but these tabs show obvious improvement. Additionally, I have not seen any increase in algae which is really great. I'm a customer for life!

The live plants really seem to like this stuff