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Prometheus Xex
July 14th 04, 02:30 AM
Is it ok to put liquid Laguina fertilizer in the pond or will this start a
problem with algae.
Any help would be appreciated.
Happy'Cam'per
July 14th 04, 10:17 AM
Never heard of that product b4. If it says anything about NH4 or urea then
don't use it. You'll get a bad case of green water, and green slimy toes too
:)
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"Prometheus Xex" > wrote in message
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> Is it ok to put liquid Laguina fertilizer in the pond or will this start a
> problem with algae.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
~ jan JJsPond.us
July 14th 04, 11:34 PM
>"Prometheus Xex" > wrote in message
>> Is it ok to put liquid Laguina fertilizer in the pond or will this start a
>> problem with algae.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
If this is intended for pond use, most liquid pond fertilizers are simply
liquid potash concentrate, so it can be used as directed. ~ jan
(Do you know where your water quality is?)
Pinkpggy
July 15th 04, 07:11 PM
>Is it ok to put liquid Laguina fertilizer in the pond or will this start a
>problem with algae.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
I have never used Laguna liquid fertilizer, but I have used Pond Care Liquid
fertilizer before along with tablets. Never had any problems with causing
alage. It says right on the bottle, contains no phoshate so it won't cause
excess alage.
Jan
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Happy'Cam'per
July 16th 04, 12:28 PM
Just for the record, excess phosphates do not cause Algae outbreaks, period.
This is another aquaria myth, hogwash!
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"Pinkpggy" > wrote in message
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> >Is it ok to put liquid Laguina fertilizer in the pond or will this start
a
> >problem with algae.
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated.
> >
>
> I have never used Laguna liquid fertilizer, but I have used Pond Care
Liquid
> fertilizer before along with tablets. Never had any problems with causing
> alage. It says right on the bottle, contains no phoshate so it won't
cause
> excess alage.
> Jan
> "Our Pond" Page
> http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/index.html
k conover
July 20th 04, 03:41 PM
Thanks, Hal, I'll look for the spikes...
Kirsten
"Hal" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 02:13:47 -0400, "k conover"
> > wrote:
>
> >If I use fertilizer, will my lilies finally flower?
> >Kirsten
> >
> >"Prometheus Xex" > wrote in message
> ers.com...
> >> Is it ok to put liquid Laguina fertilizer in the pond or will this
start a
> >> problem with algae.
> >>
> >> Any help would be appreciated.
> >>
> I put my lilies in pots with garden soil and stones on top to keep
> the fish from pumping out the soil and eating the roots. I fertilize
> with 10-15-10 stakes found in the garden shop. I tell myself the
> soil helps to contain the nutrients and minimize their presence in the
> pond water, but I'm sure some escapes. I do not count on lilies to
> help with the filtering, or removal of nutrients from the water, but
> they do make a bit of shade and look good when they bloom.
>
> Lilies have to grow enough root to have energy to bloom and if it is
> feeding on plenty of nitrates it may grow lots of leaves and few
> blooms.
>
> I don't know about liquid Laguina fertilizer. A Google search didn't
> turn up any information either. I would be very careful about adding
> liquid fertilizer to the pond. The ingredients to most common
> fertilizers are N, P and K, or nitrogen, phosphates and potash, that
> is what the numbers on the lable stand for, the percentages of each.
> A high Nitrogen, first number is for grass or green growth, flowering
> plants like a higher second number, phosphates and everything needs a
> bit of the third number, or potash to use the other two. A high
> nitrogen fertilizer may overwhelm your filter, and very high nitrogen
> in the water is ideal for a form of algae that can turn your pond
> water very dark, like black. (I did that once, trust me, you don't
> want to do it.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Hal
spikes, not liquid, and they need sun. also need to add that some lilies are more
"floriferous" than others. Texas Dawn blooms its head off.
INgrid
"k conover" > wrote:
>If I use fertilizer, will my lilies finally flower?
>Kirsten
>
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>> problem with algae.
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>> Any help would be appreciated.
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k conover
September 18th 04, 07:13 AM
If I use fertilizer, will my lilies finally flower?
Kirsten
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> problem with algae.
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> Any help would be appreciated.
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