Iron for plants

[freshwaterfishlover]

On another thread Coca Pleco said I should buy Iron for my plants. I bought Iron today. Is Iron Harmful to my fish? If yes, how much is Harmful?

[Special-K]

i bought iron yesterday actually. this one was intended for aquariums specifically, and it says one capful for every 50 US gallons. says it should last about 6 months too.

[freshwaterfishlover]

Is it just possible you bought Seachem. NA


I was confused. Mine said 1 capful, but came with a droper 1ML long.

[cocoa_pleco]

my hagen is a capful for every 10g. a little bit of overdose wont hurt the fish, alot will. (if the fishes gills are red, that means too much iron is in their system)

[Special-K]

yeah mine is seachem but didnt come with a dropper

[freshwaterfishlover]

Can African Clawed and Albino clawed Frogs withstand Iron? Right now Thats were the Bulk of my plants are.

I have a 10g with 2 Small Amazon Swords
20g Heavily Planted Frogs.
45g going to have half tank planted.

[Dave66]

What you need is celated iron, that is, dissolved in solution. Proper dose as the package suggests won't harm fish or frogs.

Dave

[CAF]

If you have questions about dosing I would recommend you look up Greg Watson's dosing information online. He mainly talks about dry chemicals though. Still good info to have if you are planning on keeping a planted tank.