What test kits do the planted keepers like?

[Fish Fan1]

So the copper can accumulate, that makes sense, especially if you're trying to limit water changes.

I do understand over fertilizing can lead to algae. It's looking like reading the plants and addressing any issues is the right thing to do, and not just blindly dump 5 mL/gal of X every week because that's what it says on the bottle.

So if I do hope to have some shrimp, I would be best off with the Thrive-S?

Thanks again!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

@Fish Fan1
Head over to the Tropica site. It has all the info you might want. They have a section on their ferts. They offer A comprehensive fert.:

See how Specialised Nutrition with nitrogen and phosphor is easily and exactly dispensed with the included pump.

• Contains nitrogen and phosphor for fast-growing and demanding plants
• Also contains iron, magnesium and vital micro nutrients
• Suitable for aquariums with many and fast-growing plants

and a micro/trace fert.:

Premium Nutrition without nitrogen and phosphor for aquariums with many fish- 6 mL a week per 50 L water is easily dispensed with the pump and ensures proper plant growth.

• Contains iron, magnesium and vital micro nutrients
• Does not contain nitrogen and phosphor
• Suitable for aquariums with few or slow-growing plants and many fish

The Tropica site is comprehensive http://tropica.com/en/

Mr. Holger Windeløv, founder of Tropica Aquarium Plants, started as a fish tank hobbyist who became increasingly interested in growing aquatic plants for his own use and for fellow hobbyists.
He then started to develop greenhouse facilities and sell the plants he produced, creating the company named Tropica Aquarium Plants in 1970.
Every year since then, Holger Windeløv has been travelling to explore for new plants - sometimes to exotic locations such as chalky, crystal-clear springs in South America, or murky, muddy ponds in Southeast Asia, and sometimes to extensive collections of aquatic plants, nurseries, and meetings with aquarists throughout the world.
In 2004, the company was sold to JPS Clemens, due to a generational change and the new owners established a new nursery garden in 2007 as the base of a long-term strategy.
Tropica Aquarium Plants aims to increase the joy and experience of having an aquarium as a hobby. The company develops, produces and sells aquarium plants, fertiliser and aquarium equipment.

 

[Fish Fan1]

@Fish Fan1
Head over to the Tropica site. It has all the info you might want. They have a section on their ferts. They offer A comprehensive fert.:

and a micro/trace fert.:

The Tropica site is comprehensive http://tropica.com/en/

Thank you for the info and link! I'll check out the Tropica site and ferts.