CHEAP way to FERTILIZE your Planted Aquarium (MIRACLEGRO)

NOTE*** One small spoonful in the video is 2.5ml, or half a teaspoon!!
Materials:
-Syringe or something to mix and measure liquids with
-Mixing cup
-Ideal: 3ml Luer-Lok Syringe with 18 Gauge, 1.5 inch needle
-Also ok to use: thin pipette.
-MiracleGro All purpose plant food
and that's it!

[@zakashiXninja]

I been using this method for years lol never had an issue, glad someone else figured it and shared it around:)

[@DaughterCesar]

Will this help me feed my rhizome plants ?

[@denisekoenig9479]

I was wondering if I could use Miracle-Gro thanks for sharing

[@Lordskeep]

Thanks a lot for this valuable information. You're the man, man.

[@gallardo20000]

you can also freeze them into ice cubes and shove the cubes deep into the substrate, this will release the granules directly into the soil and they will slowly dissolve over the course of weeks...

[@gallardo20000]

@Cameron Hatzidakis The ice is only a method of placing them under the substrate. They wont immediately dissolve when under the substrate, it will take some time.

[@gallardo20000]

@Cameron Hatzidakis just use osmocote in gelatine capsules

[@McAwesome363]

@@gallardo20000 Miracle gro is water soluble. The fertilizer would leave the substrate within a matter of minutes.

[@gallardo20000]

@@McAwesome363 just use osmocote plus in a gel capsule its too easy...

[@Noahinthe802]

Whaaaat never thought of this method what a great way to do it!! Genius. Thank you for the video!

[@colth9938]

Thanks from a beginner. Hope it helps in the cycle.

[@HogwartsBasement]

You can also buy blunt needles for this purpose which is highly recommended

[@gardian1701]

I bet this stuff is the same as the expensive stuff people buy in aquatics shops! 👌 Edit: just googled the tropica specialized fertilizer and it's practically the same ingredients but in slightly different ammounts!

[@leosedf]

All fertilizers are the same for the most part, the plants don't care where the source of nitrogen comes, can be anything.

[@gardian1701]

@@leosedf only thing to watch out for are ferts using a lot of Amonium Nitrates.

[@misse2078]

Thank you for aharing

[@idaruthia]

I have to give my dog intramuscular injections for Addison’s disease and my local feed store sells needles. I accidentally bought the wrong gauge once and plan on trying this method out with them!

[@naveedaltaf]

Nice video, can you explain what percentage of fertilizers you used for mixing in water, what is the totall water volume in your tank and how much water do you change after after dosing in your tank. Tia

[@abelsainvalladares781]

Gracias por tu consejo yo uso 20-20-20 +EM y mis plantas van creciendo bien no altero los parámetros de amoniaco en absoluto ni de ph nitratos ni nitritos los peces están bien los caracoles también y es súper barato yo lo preparé pero con la cuchara grande y no hice cambios de agua y no se alteró nada 😅

[@abelsainvalladares781]

Actualización a mi primera respuesta los parámetros de amonio subieron y de nitratos abonaba todos los días y ahora una vez por semana una vez el sistema se satura tienes que controlar el abonado midiendo el amoniaco y nitratos y todo depende de la cantidad de plantas que tengas yo inyecto 3 jeringuillas una ves por semana y me va bien no tengo muertes de peces recuerden que los nitratos no pasen de 0.5ppm o tendrán una explosión de algas y la luz por lo menos de 6 a 8 horas al días dependiendo de la potencia de estas pero les digo que este abono azul funciona muy bien es muy potente así que empiecen con poca cantidad

[@ivanlopez7406]

​@@abelsainvalladares781cuan grande es tu pecera y cuanto estabas administrando? Tengo una de 125g con un sump de 55g.

[@javehdiaz6456]

Muchas gracias por tu comentario. Igual a ti pense en 20-20-20 pero no sabia si podia utilizarlo. Igual mil gracias por tu actualizacion.

[@abelsainvalladares781]

@@ivanlopez7406. Mira el producto que el enseña es mejor que el triple 20 por que lo digo los números identificados son a base de los macros 20 de nitrógeno 20 de fosfato y 20 de potasio los fosfatos debería estar en menos cantidad por que la comida de los peces contiene fosfato y te aumentaría demasiado y puedes tener una explosión de algas busca ese producto que él recomienda o otro de cualquier marca que el número del medio sea menor por ejemplo un 10-5-20 sería mejor opción que el triple 20 has la liga como dice el fabricante recuerda empieza con una cantidad pequeña una tapita o dos y sigue aumentando la dosis está pendiente a las plantas a su color y a su fotosíntesis si no burbujean es por que les falta nutrientes o luz y no te olvides del carbono ya sea co2 o glutaraldehido mi pecera es de 80 litros tengo espadas amazónicas rótalas hidrofila difirmis y bacola creo que se llama así esa última no estoy seguro

[@burstable252]

just 2 questions first i have the ping miracle grow and is that fine? second how often do i add it to the substrate?

[@jaydra2009]

Hi How much should I put in a 20 gallon tank ?

[@hucklybury5162]

So you can use garden fertillzer on your planted tanks

[@ritesha8050]

i just bought fertilizer for plants and i mixed it with water. It smelled like conc ammonia. is it safe to inject into the substrate?

[@yoriichi3347]

Did you use aqua soil only?.

[@jaydra2009]

Is This won’t kill the fishes ?

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

I have often wondered about using miracle grow. Could one make root tabs with this?

[@oqsy]

Yes. You would have to use a dosage calculator to get the right amount, but it could be added to clay and used as a root tab.

[@klutzkitten]

What if we put the Crystal into our own capsuls 😮

[@michelleparsons9881]

Pre-made has gone up so much in price! The only thing about this that concerns me? Is it really safe for fish? I have shrimp and since this has copper? I'm not sure

[@antivaxxnugs7859]

But is this ok with fish and shrimp?

[@jeremylain7855]

If I mix 1 teaspoon with 36 mls and I have a 55 gallon planted fish tank. After mixed after measuring a 48 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 21 thats the measurements of a 55 gallon aquarium with 1 ml in a syringe every 3 inches that is 64.33 mls every two weeks. In the comment below it says do not add more than 9ml of the fert of the solution per 10 gallons. The calculation is more then that every 3 inches would be 64.33 mls for a 55 gallon. Do you recommend I use 49.5 mls every two weeks? That is 9mls for 55 gallons 55\10=5.5 x 9= 49.5 mls every 2 weeks???

[@AvatarAquatics]

Hi Jeremy, as I said in the comment the solution you see in the video was used for 3 tanks. I do not recommend adding more than 49ml for you. In fact, I would ramp up application if you are not comfortable with making a large amount. Start with 1 ml every 6 inches, really make sure you are injecting with a needle far into the substrate. Then do your water change. If you are okay after 2 weeks, you can try again in areas which you have not covered. Please make sure you don’t have fish that will dig in your substrate.

[@jeremylain7855]

@@AvatarAquatics alright thank you. What do you think about if I mixed some in a squirt bottle and added that to the take every so often? They sale fertilizers that you can squirt into the tank once in a while. What about if I put it in a doser. I have a aqua lifter and I was thinking about finding out how much it doses while on and set it up on a timer to does from time to time, for a amount of time. How much mls and how often do you think that would work if possible?

[@DaughterCesar]

Is this safe for snails?

[@MrMovieguy12]

This is an outstanding idea. I'm gonna give it try. The thing is my substrate is sand. Do you think it will still work or would there some kind of adjustment to the formula?

[@AvatarAquatics]

probably decrease the potency or amount you add since sand doesnt have as much of the "reservoir" space between the sand particles to keep miracle gro in.

[@shameehaislam4595]

hi, would this work with normal gravel/ non nutrient substrate? or would it work with nutrient soil. if i do this i dont need root tabs? all of this seems so complicated i was just planning on doing the walstad method but this seems promising and cheap.

[@tonycaruso4590]

I will let you know...I have a high tech 40g breeder with larger gravel. CO2 & Fluval 3.0 light. I can't get enough nitrogen to my plants. I dose a lot of All In One fertilizer & it never keeps up.

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

what about dosing a miracle grow solution to the water column like Easy Grow from Aquarium Coop?

[@AvatarAquatics]

Never tried and wouldn’t recommend if you don’t know the dosage - it can be way too much

[@brucegonsalves7348]

Hi how often do you need to apply the fert please

[@AvatarAquatics]

hello, how much and how often depends on how many plants are in your tank. Fully planted, I would use every 2 weeks. The solution I made is concentrated, and used for 3 tanks. If you only have 1 tank, do not add more than 9 ml of the fert solution at a time per 10 gal.

[@kchedville]

Do you think this would be GOOD for floating Plants?? like Hornwort or Guppy Grass..

[@trevormurphy3457]

No, because you don't want ammonia in the water column if you have fish.

[@TheVirkk]

Can we use NPK 20-20-20 instead of miracle grow as its not available in my country?

[@AvatarAquatics]

I cannot tell you what exactly is in the fertilizer, so I would try without fish or shrimp first. You can see if plants do better, and test the water every day for a week to see if any toxic ammonia come out.

[@TheVirkk]

@@AvatarAquatics it has N20% , P2O5 20% and K2O 20% and other mirco nutrients . My tank is 20 galleon

[@abelsainvalladares781]

Si funciona muy bien y no es tóxico para los peces

[@anilsoomai7610]

Hi Instead of injecting into the soil, can I add directly to the water,,, also is this discus safe???

[@aaroncoombs8751]

This added a crazy amount of ammonia to my tank.

[@AvatarAquatics]

Hi aaron, you must make sure to inject the fertilizer deep into the substrate so it cannot leech out easily.

[@magusmorrow6557]

Will this effect fish? I heard miracle grow has some nasty shit in it

[@montaramike]

I recently started using Miracle grow to grow vegetables Hydroponically. I found a study a University in Washington did on ferts. They found that Miracle grow had much less bad stuff in it than some expensive organic ferts. Stuff like Arsenic was way lower in Miracle gro . I am going to give this a try in my tank soon.

[@anthonyruth5606]

Miracle grow is lab made so it doesn’t have to much bad stuff

[@magusmorrow6557]

@@anthonyruth5606 there's heavy metals and stuff like that in there that's not so great

[@anthonyruth5606]

@@magusmorrow6557 hear your self self

[@mrkaboozed]

i will not touch that for my shrimp i am sorry .. the copper in the fertilizer is way too much high

[@DaughterCesar]

Will this feed the rhizome plants ?

[@LyraKittune]

Rhizome plants are mainly water column feeders, so yes although you should dose less if it's a low-light/tech planted tank only. Copper can harm snails, but they do need it in very small amounts for good health.

[@DaughterCesar]

@@LyraKittune how much should I use for a 15 gallon tank ?

[@LyraKittune]

@@DaughterCesar I'm not sure, but I'd only use brand-names for livestock safety. EasyGreen or Flourish is a good liquid fertilizer for rhizome plants. Used Flourish to grow low-light plants and currently EasyGreen for moderate light plants.

[@stormthearsonist]

The only time you would need FERTILIZE is if you can not produce enough waste for the plants to consume.

[@midwestaquascaping2588]

Nitrogen is not needed in established tanks with fish. I don’t recommend doing this because it defeats the purpose of plants sucking up nitrates byproduct of fish waste.

[@magic895rt]

Why you are murmuring?