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Royal Nugs rant

Hi Nebula!!!!
. I tried Botanicare coco pre mix with perlite . Stayed too wet to long. Not dissing the entire company (yet), but the coco coir mix did not pass. I went back to Sunleaves bricks I think then to other s That said I don't mean any mass critique...just don't like the product I tried
All cocos care NOT equal. There are others in my future to try like Promix / Sunshine etc.
point is all cocos are not the same and new growers need to know that while examining what effort they wish to make imo.
currently for coco I still recommend Platinumn Cyco til I test another for my environment 3 to 1 mix perlite
Ready mixes just don't do the trick by BotAnicare...for coco
 
When something works why would they change it when buying the company it's a money maker. I do want to go with the emerald harvest but I have a gallon each of the HG.

nebula with my fish I use a product called Api Stress zyme plus, it has a live bacteria in it to consume sludge it's cheaper then the hydoguard and I think are doing the same thing? Is it?

I use it once a week in the fish tank changing water.

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In my opinion only
coco coir to me is as important as nutrients
and those two need to co exist
dont think it is a ready made package
again
forever thanking you
for all that you do
that you do so well
always
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No worries. Me too Or ?? I didn't say that and if I did the voice thing i.e. It would go straight to
Could be prison
Love ya Green
 
Dyna-gro is what I use, And it works wonderfully! I plan to experiment, but as a first time nutrient, it's doing wonders!
 
Wow, that is really great to know about the Botanicare coco! Thanks for sharing, I think I will add a little warning on the coco page to avoid that one! Is this the coco mix you're using now that you like? I thought I might add that as a possible suggestion since I know your plants look beautiful :) I also saw it's available in Australia, too, so it would be cool to have a suggestion for our friends in the southern hemisphere!
 
I think the thing that's really special about Hydroguard is it has this strain of bacteria called bacillus Amyloliquefaciens. They first found this strain of bacteria in a rice paddy in Japan in the 40s or 50s, because they noticed rice (which grows in water) grew better when it was in the surrounding soil.

It seems to be pretty easy to get in Asia, but so far Hydroguard is the only supplement I know that has this bacteria in America. Root rot is caused by various microorganisms like bacteria and fungi, which can all cause similar symptoms. There are lots of various root rot products, and they all help for different "strains" of root rot, but Hydroguard seems to be the best one for the most cases. That being said, I'm sure there's some strain of root rot that is resistant.

If we could find another supplement with the same bacteria it would be great to have an alternative, especially for people outside America where Hydroguard is hard to get! I checked out the Stress Zyme but they don't explain what type of bacteria they use. It'd be funny if it had something that worked to fight root rot for plants!
 
I did a little research and Api doesn't want to share its bacteria contents but i think it would be a good candidate because it eats sludge, at half the price of hydroguard ...I wish I had a tub to test it out for you. My fish thrive and I have live plants in my aquarium.
 
Hi Berry

This gravel with live bacteria starts it, then you put live plants in, have grow lights on the tank. The fish fertilize the plants for you.
As in growing pot the better the light and adding c02 you can have the most beautiful tank planted.

I'll post a shot of my tank :-)
 
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