Fertilizer Comparison Chart
By Giancarlo Podio
Aquarticles.com
|
TMG |
CSM+B |
FL |
FL Trace |
FL Tabs |
KB Grow |
KB Micro |
KB Vita |
| Fe |
0.07% |
6.53% |
0.3886% |
|
2.8% |
0.1% |
|
|
| B |
0.004% |
1.18% |
0.0096% |
0.0028% |
0.016% |
|
0.002% |
|
| Mn |
0.04% |
1.87% |
0.0125% |
0.0085% |
0.11% |
|
0.0431% |
|
| Mo |
0.002% |
0.05% |
0.0015% |
0.0003% |
0.0003% |
|
0.0028% |
|
| Zn |
0.002% |
0.37% |
0.0004% |
0.0169% |
0.00017% |
|
0.003% |
|
| Cu |
0.006% |
0.09% |
0.0001% |
0.0032% |
0.00011% |
|
0.0004% |
|
| N |
|
|
0.04% |
|
0.64% |
|
|
|
| K |
0.79% |
|
0.06% |
|
0.000002% |
1% |
|
|
| P |
|
|
0.01% |
|
3% |
|
|
|
| Mg |
0.39% |
1.4% |
0.1154% |
|
0.08% |
0.4% |
|
0.00166% |
| S |
1.01% |
|
0.2773% |
|
35% |
0.9% |
|
|
| Ca |
|
|
0.1736% |
|
20% |
0.15% |
|
0.0033% |
| Br |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cl |
|
|
1.15% |
|
0.00023% |
|
|
|
| Co |
|
|
0.04% |
0.000032% |
0.00015% |
|
0.0003% |
|
| I |
|
|
0.0001% |
|
0.0006% |
|
|
|
| Ni |
|
|
0.036% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rb |
|
|
0.0001% |
0.000008% |
0.0005% |
|
|
|
| Na |
|
|
0.0743% |
|
0.0005% |
|
|
|
| Sn |
|
|
0.00003% |
0.000002% |
|
|
|
|
| V |
|
|
0.00003% |
0.000002% |
0.00023% |
|
|
|
| Al |
|
|
|
|
0.00006% |
|
|
|
| Arginine |
|
|
0.016% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Glutamate |
|
|
0.09% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Lysine |
|
|
0.03% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tyrosine |
|
|
0.019% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Choline |
|
|
0.0004% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Inositol |
|
|
0.0011% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Biotin |
|
|
0.0004% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Niacin |
|
|
0.025% |
|
|
|
|
0.05% |
| Pantothenate |
|
|
0.007% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Riboflavin |
|
|
0.002% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pyridoxine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.05% |
| Thiamine |
|
|
0.002% |
|
|
|
|
0.083% |
| Ascorbic Acid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.083% |
| Vitamin A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.005% |
| Vitamin B12 |
|
|
0.009% |
|
|
|
|
0.00005% |
| Vitamin C |
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
|
| HEDTA |
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DTPA |
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EDTA |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others:
FL Nitrogen: 1.5% N
FL Phosphorus: 0.3% P
FL Potassium: 4% K
Abbreviations:
TMG: Tropica Master Grow
CSM+B: CSM is the trace mix described for the PMDD recipe (+Boron)
FL: Seachem Flourish
KB: Kent Botanica
Notes:
- Percentages shown for CSM, Seachem and Tropica products were taken from the lable and/or
website.
- Percentages shown for Kent products were kindly offered by Kent.
- CSM+B is in powdered form and the percentages shown are not diluted.
- To properly compare the ratios of elements between these products I have tried to
standardize the values based on FE contents and recommended doses shown below:
Standardized figures
based on FE contents:
|
TMG st |
CSM+B |
FL st |
| Fe |
6,524% |
6,530% |
6,528% |
| B |
0,373% |
1,180% |
0,161% |
| Mn |
3,728% |
1,870% |
0,210% |
| Mo |
0,186% |
0,050% |
0,025% |
| Zn |
0,186% |
0,370% |
0,007% |
| Cu |
0,559% |
0,090% |
0,002% |
| N |
|
|
0,672% |
| K |
73,628% |
|
1,008% |
| P |
|
|
0,168% |
| Mg |
36,348% |
1,400% |
1,939% |
| S |
94,132% |
|
4,659% |
| Ca |
|
|
2,916% |
| Br |
|
|
0,168% |
| Cl |
|
|
19,320% |
| Co |
|
|
0,672% |
| I |
|
|
0,002% |
| Ni |
|
|
0,605% |
| Rb |
|
|
0,002% |
| Na |
|
|
1,248% |
| Sn |
|
|
0,001% |
| V |
|
|
0,001% |
| Al |
|
|
|
| Arginine |
|
|
0,269% |
| Glutamate |
|
|
1,512% |
| Lysine |
|
|
0,504% |
| Tyrosine |
|
|
0,319% |
| Choline |
|
|
0,007% |
| Inositol |
|
|
0,018% |
| Biotin |
|
|
0,007% |
| Niacin |
|
|
0,420% |
| Pantothenate |
|
|
0,118% |
| Riboflavin |
|
|
0,034% |
| Pyridoxine |
|
|
|
| Thiamine |
|
|
0,034% |
| Ascorbic Acid |
|
|
|
| Vitamin A |
|
|
|
| Vitamin B12 |
|
|
0,151% |
| Vitamin C |
|
|
16,800% |
| HEEDTA |
|
|
|
| DTPA |
|
|
|
| EDTA |
|
x |
|
Comparison of FE contents
based on concentration and reccomended doses:
|
% FE |
Weekly ml Dose x 100L |
Total weekly FE |
| Flourish |
0,39% |
2 |
0,007772 |
| TMG |
0,07% |
10 |
0,007000 |
| CSM+B (1:100 mix) |
0,06% |
3,5 |
0,002100 |
|