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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Aquatic plants need food in order to grow. They get this in the form of chemical nutrients in the water via their leaves or from the [[substrate]] via their roots.<br />
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There are seventeen elements that all plants require.<br />
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{|<br />
|+ Elements Required by Plants with their quantity and where they get them from<br />
|- style="background:cyan"<br />
|Elements||Nutrient Form||Quantity||Supplied via...<br />
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|B ([[boron]])||BO3<sup>3-</sup>||Trace||Fish food, PMDD<br />
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|Cl ([[chlorine]])||Cl<sup>-</sup>||Trace||Fish food<br />
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|Cu ([[copper]])||Cu<sup>2+</sup>||Trace||Fish food, PMDD<br />
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|Fe ([[iron]])||Fe<sup>2+</sup>,Fe<sup>3+</sup>||Trace||Fish food, PMDD<br />
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|Mn ([[manganese]])||Mn<sup>2+</sup>||Trace||Fish food, PMDD<br />
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|Mo ([[molybdenum]])||MoO4<sup>2-</sup>||Trace||Fish food, PMDD<br />
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|Ni ([[nickel]])||Ni2<sup>+</sup>||Trace||Fish food<br />
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|Zn ([[zinc]])||Zn2<sup>+</sup>||Trace||Fish food, Fertiliser<br />
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|C ([[carbon]])||CO<sub>2</sub>,HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>||Major||decaying matter, CO<sub>2</sub> injection<br />
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|Ca ([[calcium]])||Ca²<sup>+</sup>||Major||Water hardness, substrate, shell fragments, GH Booster<br />
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|H ([[hydrogen]])||H<sub>2</sub>O||Major||Water<br />
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|K ([[potassium]])||K<sup>+</sup>||Major||Fish food, Fertiliser<br />
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|Mg ([[magnesium]])||Mg<sup>2+</sup>||Major||Fish food, Fertiliser<br />
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|N ([[nitrogen]])||NH<sub>2</sub>,NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>,NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>,NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>||Major||decay of organic material, Fertiliser<br />
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|O ([[oxygen]])||CO<sub>2</sub>,H<sub>2</sub>O||Major||Water, air<br />
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|P ([[phosphorus]])||PO<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup> ([[Phosphate]])||Major||Fish food, Fertiliser<br />
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|S ([[sulphur]])||SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>||Major||Fertiliser<br />
|}<br />
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'Fertiliser' is in the form of either commercial plant food,[[PMDD]] or [[The Estimative Index]].<br />
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*See [[PMDD#Links|PMDD]] for a list of low cost fertiliser suppliers.<br />
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*With a [[Walstad]] tank adding fertilisers is usually not required.<br />
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Reference: Book by Diana Walstad - Ecology of the Planted Aquarium : Chapter 7. ISBN 0-9673773-1-5<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070227223828/www.marineland.com/science/articles/7traceelem.asp Trace Elements] by [[Timothy A. Hovanec]], Ph.D. (archived link May 2007)<br />
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080624041803/http://www.aquariaplants.com/plantdeficiencies.htm Plant Deficiencies] by Steve Hampton<br />
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*[http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page&id=8&chapter=0&zenid=oa8ke3jee4qdorh3d49nu4qs30 Plant Deficiencies] by Aqua Essentials<br />
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