Prima Line Fertiliser as the name implies, refers to the first line or basic entry point of liquid fertiliser provided by ELOS. It is composed of two fertilisers Planta1 and Planta2, and is available in sizes of 250ml and 500ml.
Planta1 is an Iron based fertiliser, but it has also micro and macro elements in small quantities that provide you with a complete liquid fertiliser for low demanding aquariums with small/medium quantities of plants.
Planta1 can be used as a stand-alone fertiliser in non-CO2 aquariums, replacing and providing all the nutrients that plants will need to grow healthily without lack of nutrients. This fertiliser is recommended for people that like to keep their aquarium without too much maintenance, and who usually cannot spend the time that is needed to take care of daily liquid fertilisation.
Weekly fertilisation is quite easy to utilise and does not demand knowledge from the end-user, just follow the ELOS directions to achieve the best results.
Planta2 is a complement for Planta1 and should always be used when we use CO2 in the aquarium. Planta2 is composed of potassium, plus micro and macro-elements in greater quantities than in Planta1. When we use CO2 in an aquarium, the metabolism of the plants is higher and for that reason ELOS developed Planta2 as a complement to prevent lack of nutrients in the plants.
Since potassium is provided in the same liquid fertiliser as micro and macro-elements, this will help everyone who is starting in the hobby, to provide the right quantity of individual elements to the plants, preventing overdosing, algae and an unbalanced ecosystem.
The Prima Line was developed to provide nutrients by default - keeping a low ratio of nutrients, but enough to maintain the basic nutrition for your plants. Since is more dilute than Expert Line, it is the best fertiliser for those who keep shrimps due to the medium levels of nitrates and phosphorous added into the water.
Resume and conclusion:
- Highly recommended for small/medium aquariums with low/medium demands
- Safe for shrimps, invertebrates and valuable species
- Very easy to use
- Weekly fertilisation
- Fertilisation by default
Expert Line Fertilisers are a different range of products - we don’t need to be a professional to use this range, but some knowledge of fertilisation routine is recommended.
More concentrated than Prima Line, Expert Line products were developed to provide fertilisation by excess rather than by default.
Working as a buffer, the collapse of the entire ecosystem is prevented even if we don’t follow the fertilisation routine, because since fertilisation is provided by excess, the plants will never have a lack of nutrients.
The Expert Line fertiliser range consists of FASE1, FASE2, K40 and Extra1.
FASE1 works like Planta1, and can be used as stand-alone fertiliser in low/medium demand aquariums without CO2. As it is more concentrated, 1ml treats 100L of water and should be used twice a week in any size or volume aquarium.
FASE2 and K40 can be found in Planta2 but in small quantity. Fase2 contains Micro and Macro-elements in better ratio than Planta2. Using the ratio of NO3:PO4 (5:1) plus the slow release of the components, makes this product a safe water fertiliser for valueable species and invertebrates as due to chemical reactions, while after dosing it cannot be measured in the water, it is available very slowly for consumption. With this method, the habitants of the aquarium will not feel a sudden change of water parameters and even if we use excessive quantities, they will be adapt to the new conditions as values change very slowly as is recommended to be harmless for them.
K40, Potassium based fertiliser is not a normal liquid potassium fertiliser - it is very easy to distinguish from the other brands. With a brownish coloration it can be easily identified that we are not talking about a normal potassium fertiliser. With Vitamins, additives and of course potassium, this liquid fertiliser becomes the best of its range and the most powerful product of all expert line products. When we advised that we need some knowledge when we use Expert Line Fertiliser, this is the point; K40 will make an huge difference to your plants when used correctly!
Extra1 is another product as strong as a horse!!! Built to prevent lack of Iron and with growth boosters, it will provide an extra dose of chelated Iron to your plants. Chlorophyll will absorb the extra iron, turning your plants greener and where high illumination and CO2 is used, it will enhance the reds of your plants!
- Recommended for all sizes/volumes of aquariums with medium/high demands
- Safe for shrimps, invertebrates and valueable species
- Very easy to use
- Daily fertilisation
- Very concentrated
- 1ml treats 100L of water in high ratio
- Fertilisation by excess
- Works as a buffer preventing the collapse of an Aquarium's ecosystem
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