Plants And Fishless Cycle Questions

[Marclau]

During the fishless cycle, can you add liquid plant food?
Will it affect the fishless cycle and readings in any way?
Will too much ammonia kill the plants.?

I have a very large Anubia on driftwood and dont want to kill it............
Some of the leaves are looking brown and a bit sick whilst other are nice and green......

thanks

PS I wasn't sure whether to post it here or under the Plants section...........

 

[fatheadminnow]

During the fishless cycle, can you add liquid plant food?
Will it affect the fishless cycle and readings in any way?
Will too much ammonia kill the plants.?

I have a very large Anubia on driftwood and dont want to kill it............
Some of the leaves are looking brown and a bit sick whilst other are nice and green......

thanks

PS I wasn't sure whether to post it here or under the Plants section...........

Yes, you can add ferts during a fishless cycle, and it shouldn't effect the cycle at all.

Live plants in our tanks will actually use ammonia as a source of nutrients, but I would not let the ammonia go over 8 ppm, it might actually effect the plants?

How much light do you have for this tank, and are you injecting any Co2?

-FHM

 

[aaronnorth]

ammonia levels at 5ppm can affect plants, after all, it is a toxin. Adding extra trace elements heps with anubias,

 

[fatheadminnow]

ammonia levels at 5ppm can affect plants, after all, it is a toxin. Adding extra trace elements heps with anubias,

No wonder my anubias is growing new leaves, I have been using Flourish for my fert.

-FHM

 

[Amunet]

I've been added liquid ferts to our cycling tank and everything is peachy so far.
Hasn't messed with the cycle in any way.

 

[Marclau]

Good to know..........

Currently using 2 T5 tube lights at 39 watts each and on for approx 6 hours per day.......plus i have 12 blue moon lights which come on after the T5's and are on for approx 3 hours...

I have liquid fertaliser so will add this to the tank tonight........