Do you have a lot of Cryptocorynes in your tank? Or other strong rooting plants like Echinodorus? Then you should try Crypto, the complete aquarium plant food in capsules for your soil.
The capsules also don’t crumble, so they don’t cause gunk in your tank. Ideal, right?
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Do you have many plants in your aquarium that absorb most of their nutrition through their roots? Then you should definitely give these capsules a try. Unlike clay balls, Crypto contains nitrate, phosphate, iron and all other important trace elements.
Your plants will form stronger roots and grow better as a result.
The annoying thing about many soil fertilizers? They are very volatile and lose their effect quickly. And your plants end up falling victim to that.
Crypto, on the other hand, is made of tiny balls that are coated with a special coating and then stored inside a capsule. This coating gradually releases the nutrients to the soil. The advantage? Crypto lasts an exceptionally long time, up to 6 to 8 months!
Ideal, because your Cryptocorynes, Echinodoruses & other rooting plants get plenty of time to grow.
Traditional clay balls are mainly rich in iron and possibly other metals, but otherwise contain no other important nutrients. Not really useful for your plants.
Crypto, on the other hand, contains all the nutrients your plants need: nitrate, phosphate, iron, potassium, manganese, … As a result, your plants will form stronger roots and consequently grow better, make bigger leaves and show more color.
Do you still use clay balls? That cloud of dust when you stick the clay balls in the soil is super annoying, right? Well, that’s a thing of the past with Crypto.
Because the granules are contained in a gelatin capsule, no dust is released at all and you have time to get the capsules to the roots of the plants without any problems. Moreover, the capsule does not crumble as soon as you push it into the water, in fact, it takes a few hours for it to completely dissolve in the soil.
So you don’t have to rush to plant the plant food capsules!
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Just push directly into the soil, best near rooting plants.
It depends on the amount of plants. I recommend adding a capsule to the soil every 10cm. Push the capsule a few cm into the soil.
About 6 to 8 months, depending on the quantity of plants. It is best to replace them in time so that the plants do not become deficient.
Yes 😉 And I’m not telling you that as a sales pitch, but simply because this stuff contains much more nutrients than clay balls. A clay ball is usually only iron, while this product also contains nitrate, phosphate, etc … contains. Moreover, it does not create a dust cloud when adding it to your soil.
No, in the recommended amount, this product does no harm.
The capsule melts about after a minute or two. So time enough to get the capsule in place in your tank!
No, nothing of substance. So planting is easy & without gunk!
It’s possible. When Crypto has worn off, the granules remain because it only acts as a kind of membrane. Just scoop it away and it’s gone.
Just store it in the provided pouch and in a dry place.
Nitrate, phosphate, trace elements, iron, magnesium, … In short: everything your plants need! For a complete overview of the nutrients with their content percentages, please have a look at the guaranteed analysis on the pouch.
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