5kg Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)
Product ID : ICH_CAL_NIT_5KG
R 29000
Online Only
This product is exclusive to online shopping and may only be purchased and returned online as it is not stocked in-store.
3RD PARTY ITEM
This is supplied by Itcthys Aquaponics and may result in additional delivery fees.
Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3) is mainly produced as a fertilizer, used for plant nutrition purposes, and for wastewater treatment. It is a source of both calcium and nitrogen, for plants.
Nitrogen is a major macro element, required by plants in large quantities. It is a building block of the chlorophyll and of amino acids.
Calcium is an important component of the cell walls and proper supply of calcium is essential to plant development. It improves fruit quality, shelf life, strengthens the cell wall and helps to protect the plant from stress and diseases.
Calcium moves in plants only up from the roots, with the water flow, and is immobile once incorporated in plant tissue. Therefore, a constant supply is required.
It is a 100% water soluble fertilizer.
Every plant is in need of calcium for a healthy grow. This because calcium ensures the firmness of cell walls and because it functions as a building block for cell membranes.
It is very important to prevent a shortage of calcium, since it can lead to bad consequences. This can be prevented by weekly dosing to it to your system.
Advantages of Calcium Nitrate in plants:
Improves the firmness of cell walls
Building block for cell membranes
Small granule, which makes it quickly soluble
Low in unsolvable parts
This calcium Nitrate is very safe to use in aquaponics farms and will not harm your beneficiary bacterias.
There are many more other applications that people use it for.
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- 5kg Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)