root tabs with iron discontinued

spellweaver9 · 01-08-2004, 06:42 PM

i tried to order root tabs with iron and found out they had been discontinued, :cry: what do i get now for the substrate, for my plants?

**GulfCoastAquarian** · 01-08-2004, 06:45 PM

Argh! Now Tetra Initial Sticks AND Root Tabs w/ Iron are both discontinued! What the heck are you supposed to use for root feeders??

anonapersona · 01-08-2004, 07:20 PM

Go to Plantguild and roll your own.

**Urkevitz** · 01-21-2004, 10:43 PM

canine feces?

Wasserpest · 01-21-2004, 11:11 PM

Jobes?

**Buck** · 01-21-2004, 11:29 PM

All I use is Jobes...
14-3-7 for "Large Indoor Plants" the package says.
14% Nitrogen
3% Phosphate
7% Soluble Potash

My plants grow like no tomorrow for next to nothing... I refuse to pay those prices they want for "name brand" ferts. Their are 18 sticks in this package and I break each into thirds and bury them next to my root feeders every couple months... suffice to say , I LOVE THEM...

spellweaver9 · 01-21-2004, 11:42 PM

someone had mentioned using the jobes for ferns, but im not sure how there numbers are different from the ones you mentioned for indoor plants, and i havent found them in the stores.

Wasserpest · 01-22-2004, 12:23 AM

Jobes Palms and Ferns sticks, NPK 16-2-6. Available around here in OSH stores, and perhaps others.

**Buck** · 01-22-2004, 02:45 AM

Those are the best but the 14-3-7's are the closest I could come. :? But they work great, no complaints here.

HBK · 01-23-2004, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wasserpest

Jobes Palms and Ferns sticks, NPK 16-2-6. Available around here in OSH stores, and perhaps others.

Where can these be acquired?

Opiesilver · 01-25-2004, 09:28 AM

And here I thought that I was the only person who used Jobes plant spikes. I just didn't want to tell anyone and get shouted down by the masses. LOL

Just go to Walmart or just about any other big chain store and pick them up in the gardening section.

HBK · 01-26-2004, 04:12 PM

And they aren't detrimental to the fish?

Wasserpest · 01-26-2004, 04:52 PM

As long as you push them into the substrate where they are needed, and they stay there... no harm to fish. They will be detrimental to your health, if they become unearthed, possibly causing a Green Water outbreak, which has been known to cause serious desperation and mental breakdowns among fish- and plantkeepers.
:mrgreen:

quilaho · 01-26-2004, 07:49 PM

how often do you push these into your substrate??

--
quintin

Wasserpest · 01-26-2004, 07:57 PM

Depending on the size and growth of the targeted plant, every 2 to 4 months.

01-08-2004, 06:45 PM	#2
GulfCoastAquarian Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,577	Argh! Now Tetra Initial Sticks AND Root Tabs w/ Iron are both discontinued! What the heck are you supposed to use for root feeders?? __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

01-21-2004, 11:11 PM	#5
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,645	Jobes? __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

01-21-2004, 11:29 PM	#6
Buck Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lebanon, CT Posts: 4,939	All I use is Jobes... 14-3-7 for "Large Indoor Plants" the package says. 14% Nitrogen 3% Phosphate 7% Soluble Potash My plants grow like no tomorrow for next to nothing... I refuse to pay those prices they want for "name brand" ferts. Their are 18 sticks in this package and I break each into thirds and bury them next to my root feeders every couple months... suffice to say , I LOVE THEM... __________________ Buckmanshome.Com

01-22-2004, 12:23 AM	#8
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,645	Jobes Palms and Ferns sticks, NPK 16-2-6. Available around here in OSH stores, and perhaps others. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

01-22-2004, 02:45 AM	#9
Buck Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lebanon, CT Posts: 4,939	Those are the best but the 14-3-7's are the closest I could come. :? But they work great, no complaints here. __________________ Buckmanshome.Com

01-08-2004, 06:42 PM	#1
spellweaver9 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: alabama Posts: 27	i tried to order root tabs with iron and found out they had been discontinued, :cry: what do i get now for the substrate, for my plants?

01-08-2004, 07:20 PM	#3
anonapersona Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,614	Go to Plantguild and roll your own.

01-21-2004, 10:43 PM	#4
Urkevitz Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NY Posts: 1,866	canine feces?

01-21-2004, 11:42 PM	#7
spellweaver9 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: alabama Posts: 27	someone had mentioned using the jobes for ferns, but im not sure how there numbers are different from the ones you mentioned for indoor plants, and i havent found them in the stores.

01-25-2004, 09:28 AM	#11
Opiesilver Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 638	And here I thought that I was the only person who used Jobes plant spikes. I just didn't want to tell anyone and get shouted down by the masses. LOL Just go to Walmart or just about any other big chain store and pick them up in the gardening section. __________________ Del Goins AtlantisAquaticGardens.com

01-26-2004, 04:12 PM	#12
HBK Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: A Liberal Hellhole Posts: 15	And they aren't detrimental to the fish?

01-26-2004, 04:52 PM	#13
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,645	As long as you push them into the substrate where they are needed, and they stay there... no harm to fish. They will be detrimental to your health, if they become unearthed, possibly causing a Green Water outbreak, which has been known to cause serious desperation and mental breakdowns among fish- and plantkeepers. :mrgreen: __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

01-26-2004, 07:49 PM	#14
quilaho Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: new ulm, mn Posts: 122	how often do you push these into your substrate?? -- quintin

01-26-2004, 07:57 PM	#15
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,645	Depending on the size and growth of the targeted plant, every 2 to 4 months. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

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