Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I have been trying to find Seasol in Thailand for nearly 2 years now with no success.
I found a guy today in Chiang Mai who spoke very good English and really seemed to know his stuff.
He owns a (dirt) fertilizer company, the first guy I have spoken to (Apart from Ao+ on this forum) in TL who knew immediately what chelated iron was (that was a very good sign)

I described what Seasol was and he suggested using a product called "Florigen" from a Company called Algea.
Google shows that Algea specialise in harvesting seaweed from the Atlantic.
Forum search on Algea only shows that 75% percent of people can't type algae correctly, hehe.

Sadly on the bottle (which is all in Thai) there is no mention of the ingredients.
I guess really my question amounts to:
Does anyone know Algea the company?
And, whether the product is likely to be safe for fish.
The guy in the shop said it's 100% organic and totally safe for fish, but then he would say that.

http://www.algea.com/index.php

Another alternative to Seasol... is Maxicrop.... or any kelp meal...

The one you link to seems OK...

Thanks Rupe.
Can't find Maxicrop here either, sadly.

Think I will add a tiny amount to the tank with the Catfish in (not connected to the main system) as a trial.
Will wait 'till the GF reads the whole label, I can read Thai but she can read it better
As far as I can read, it just mentions recommended dosage amounts (for dirt plants)

Most seaweed/kelp extracts work just as efficiently as a foliar spray Dui... there isn't a need to add them directly to the fish tank...

My worry is the lack of ingredients breakdown on the bottle.
I hope that means nothing has been added.
Most, if not all of the chemical fertiliser I've seen here does have an ingredient breakdown, but I don't know if that's a requirement in TL and therefore its omission can't be relied upon.
Perhaps a trial in the Catfish tank, followed by careful foliar application to the plants in the main system is the way.

Thanks again mate