Recommendations for an all-in-one fertilizer

[CincyScaper]

I have been using APT3, have been considering APT EI and using it at a lower dose which may save some money. With lean dosing , I can use a bottle for a long time.

 

[Kwyet]

I’m using @Burr740 ’s Comp-Le in all of my low-tech tanks. It does great. You just need to shake it at least once a week. It also has directions for high-tech tanks.

 

[HardeeParty]

I’m just here to admire a good spreadsheet.

 

[Koan]

Just spent a bunch of time finding and comparing especially micros that one can get in Europe

For your convenience, I've got a color coded spreadsheet here. Do let me know if you have found any better alternatives!

This is great!

Please consider reposting this as a permanent Resource!

Resources

scapecrunch.com

 

[Lesser Snipe]

Thanks! I will do that. Just something I threw together quickly for myself, didn't expect it to be of much interest to anyone. Maybe how much I struggeled with finding community resources about EU micros should have told me that there isn't a neat list like that.

 

[Sebaquafly1]

Just spent a bunch of time finding and comparing especially micros that one can get in Europe myself. I only found two sensible*, readily available powder sources that aren't from the UK: Planted Box and Aquatic Landscapes. Not sure whether the AL powders are just the same ones available from PB because they also carry the PB kit, but they sell the individual powders under their own brand.
AL is "fairly" close in composition to Burr's mix, at least compared to other micro mixes that I could find. PB doesn't answer my mails asking for their micro composition and only had liquid micros available when I was looking to place my order, so I went with the AL dry ones. Haven't received them yet, though.

For UK soucres, Solufeed TEMag seems to be the most promising of all EU micros I could find.

*I plan on keeping shrimp, so I want to stay well below 0.01 ppm Cu when at 0.2 ppm Iron, which most mixes overshoot. If that's of no concern to you, I've also found the German Yara lineup: Vita Tenso Cocktail, Tera Tenso Cocktail and Trace Tenso Cocktail, which, ironically, does not only contain traces. And there are also the other Solufeed (UK) products, which have been discussed some on the UKAPS forum: Tec Sodium free and Tec Coir.

For your convenience, I've got a color coded spreadsheet here. Do let me know if you have found any better alternatives!

Thank you for drawing up the Excel, very insightful and provides a clear overview.

Have you (from Denmark) already found a website where you can order Solufeed TEmag in a 1kg package?