Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
When it comes to balancing a planted aquarium, we have 3 main components we can change to grow the healthiest plants – lighting, CO2, and plant nutrients. Let's dive into plant nutrients in this video – how I figured out which nutrients my plants were missing, the nutrient test kits I used, and what my fertilization schedule looks like today.
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🛒 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below. Also, I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Fluval 3.0 planted aquarium light: aquariumcoop.com/products/fluval-plant-3-0-led-light
▶ Multi-Test Strips: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-multi-test-strips
▶ API Freshwater Master Test Kit: amzn.to/3kEEkZV
▶ API Phosphate Test Kit: aquariumcoop.com/products/api-phosphate-test-kit
▶ Salifert Freshwater Potassium Test Kit: fishtanksdirect.com/salifert-freshwater-potassium-test-kit
▶ API GH & KH Test Kit: aquariumcoop.com/products/api-gh-kh-test-kit-combo
▶ Easy Green all-in-one fertilizer: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-green-all-in-one-fertilizer
▶ Flourish Phosphorus fertilizer: amzn.to/3LFfDZn
▶ Flourish Advance fertilizer: amzn.to/3ygOkko
▶ Flourish Potassium fertilizer: amzn.to/3yvoHMT
▶ Seachem Equilibrium minerals: aquariumcoop.com/products/seachem-equilibrium
▶ Easy Root Tabs fertilizer: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-root-tabs
📚 RESOURCES
▶ Plant nutrient deficiency chart: aquariumcoop.com/pages/plant-nutrition
▶ Nutrient Deficiencies: Why Your Aquarium Plants Are Dying: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/plant-nutrient-deficiencies
▶ Estimative index (EI) vs. lean dosing fertilization methods: 2hraquarist.com/blogs/beginners-planted-tank-101/how-much-to-dose
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Yellow star icon by openmoji.org from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenMoji-color_1F31F.svg
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#girltalksfish #plantedtank #plantedaquarium
0:00 Understanding aquarium plant nutrients
1:07 Estimative Index (EI) dosing fertilization method
1:41 Lean dosing fertilization method
2:20 Plant nutrient chart
3:05 Case study: Back-to-Basics planted tank
3:33 Chapter 1 - algae growth
4:29 Chapter 2 - large holes in leaves
5:55 Chapter 3 - more holes in leaves
6:58 Chapter 4 - curled leaf tips
8:01 Chapter 5 - balanced tank
8:31 Chapter 6 - high bioload
9:34 Which plant nutrient tests do you actually need?
10:35 My current aquarium fertilization schedule
When it comes to balancing a planted aquarium, we have 3 main components we can change to grow the healthiest plants – lighting, CO2, and plant nutrients. Let's dive into plant nutrients in this video – how I figured out which nutrients my plants were missing, the nutrient test kits I used, and what my fertilization schedule looks like today.
🐟 SUBSCRIBE so you won’t miss my latest video: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA?sub_confirmation=1
🌿 BECOME A MEMBER for bonus content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
🛒 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below. Also, I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Fluval 3.0 planted aquarium light: aquariumcoop.com/products/fluval-plant-3-0-led-light
▶ Multi-Test Strips: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-multi-test-strips
▶ API Freshwater Master Test Kit: amzn.to/3kEEkZV
▶ API Phosphate Test Kit: aquariumcoop.com/products/api-phosphate-test-kit
▶ Salifert Freshwater Potassium Test Kit: fishtanksdirect.com/salifert-freshwater-potassium-test-kit
▶ API GH & KH Test Kit: aquariumcoop.com/products/api-gh-kh-test-kit-combo
▶ Easy Green all-in-one fertilizer: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-green-all-in-one-fertilizer
▶ Flourish Phosphorus fertilizer: amzn.to/3LFfDZn
▶ Flourish Advance fertilizer: amzn.to/3ygOkko
▶ Flourish Potassium fertilizer: amzn.to/3yvoHMT
▶ Seachem Equilibrium minerals: aquariumcoop.com/products/seachem-equilibrium
▶ Easy Root Tabs fertilizer: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-root-tabs
📚 RESOURCES
▶ Plant nutrient deficiency chart: aquariumcoop.com/pages/plant-nutrition
▶ Nutrient Deficiencies: Why Your Aquarium Plants Are Dying: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/plant-nutrient-deficiencies
▶ Estimative index (EI) vs. lean dosing fertilization methods: 2hraquarist.com/blogs/beginners-planted-tank-101/how-much-to-dose
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Yellow star icon by openmoji.org from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenMoji-color_1F31F.svg
Carbon dioxide icon by Tommaso.sansone91 from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Co2_carbon_dioxide_icon.png
Bright sun from Anuragrana18 by commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bright-sun.jpg
#girltalksfish #plantedtank #plantedaquarium
0:00 Understanding aquarium plant nutrients
1:07 Estimative Index (EI) dosing fertilization method
1:41 Lean dosing fertilization method
2:20 Plant nutrient chart
3:05 Case study: Back-to-Basics planted tank
3:33 Chapter 1 - algae growth
4:29 Chapter 2 - large holes in leaves
5:55 Chapter 3 - more holes in leaves
6:58 Chapter 4 - curled leaf tips
8:01 Chapter 5 - balanced tank
8:31 Chapter 6 - high bioload
9:34 Which plant nutrient tests do you actually need?
10:35 My current aquarium fertilization schedule
