Ronald Lao Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Is there an easy way to make Iron Chelate or at least a replacement for it? I want to use this as an iron supplement for the plants in my Aquaponics garden. Recommended dosing for Iron Chelate is 2 ppm every 3 weeks. Problem is I can't find any Iron Chelate for sale where I live. The Aquaponics environment is as follows: Temperature - 25 to 30 degrees Celsius PH - 6.5 to 7.4 I read somewhere that ferrous sulfate might serve as a replacement. Any help would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Try Googling 'chelated iron' instead. Iron Chelate is not a compound. http://www.aquaponiclynx.com/chelated-iron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Alternative try looking for 'Chelated Ericaceous Plant Food'. You can also google just 'Ericaceous plant food' and it will also then include the sulphate versions described in StringJunky's link, along with links to 'how to make your own' sites. I haven't included any links because you are not in England so our links will not be directly useful to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald Lao Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Try Googling 'chelated iron' instead. Iron Chelate is not a compound. http://www.aquaponiclynx.com/chelated-iron Sorry for my naivete. I thought both are the same. I actually am referring to chalated iron as my need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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