What would be the response of native submergant vegetation to a source of
irom, like a submerged "old" railroad spike that contains plenty of iron and
other metals? As oppossed to the commercially available "Iron" plant
supplements?
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 2:48 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- Milfoil Update/Wintering Pond Plants
> If your macroalgae is lingering, it's probably missing one key trace
> nutrient in adequate quantity. I would hazard a quasi-educated guess that
> it's an iron deficiency. What could correct this in an aquarium? I'm not
> exactly sure, but for our greenhouse plants we found a fertilizer called
> Iron Green that was like a magic bullet, containing 6% available iron.
Maybe
> a small addition of such a fertilizer could help...
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL
>
> >From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> >To: "R.W.Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>, nanfa at aquaria.net
> >CC: "nanfa_at_aquaria.net" <nanfa at aquaria.net>, "Shireen Gonzaga"
> ><whimbrel_at_home.com>, "Moontanman at aol.com" <Moontanman at aol.com>, "mike
> >quispe" <mikequispe_at_hotmail.com>, "Mjsplendor at aol.com"
> ><Mjsplendor_at_aol.com>, "Michael Quispe" <Michael.Quispe at teletech.com>,
> >"Jessica Faust" <catfishfaust_at_peoplepc.com>
> >Subject: RE: NANFA-- Milfoil Update/Wintering Pond Plants
> >Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:36:16 -0500
> >
> >Speaking of plants, anyone have experience with tank raising marine
> >macroalgae? (Natives, especially.) I'm trying to get some water lettuce
to
> >grow, (ulva lactuca) but it just kind of sits there, not growing and not
> >dying.
>
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