jamestothemax Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 hey got a bit of a problem with my new planted tank. I have got some good growth going now and have cleared up most of the algae with my ottos and ramshorn snails but my new growth is coming through white one all my chain sword and real light green on the amazon swords. I figure i must be missing something, i fertilise weekly and add the plant 24 trace elements daily, i have a fermentation co2 kit bubbling through an air stone and have a 6500K 23 watt power saving bulb on for 12 hours a day (on a timer). I water change about 1.5 litres every couple of days since its a 15L tank anyway any ideas heres a photo of what its looking like, notice "kengo" my tropical globe eye soon to be rehomed hahaah and one of the little bits of glosso i have to get growing, have some floatign to get some roots going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamestothemax Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 yeah i have the link in my favourites and figured this is the equivalent of yellow leaves so got iron deficiancy from the table, i have iron supplement balls in the gravel but should i use a liquid based additive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Echinodorus sp. (sword plants) go through a rest period when transplanted. They don't like being moved and generally all the existing roots will die and a new lot grow so at that stage they are probably being deprived of nutrient. Your fert. balls are enough for them and they will probably come right once they get established again. What is the K rating on the bulb and how high is the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Your plant is also planted too deep and should only have the roots covered and the crown clear of the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamestothemax Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 coool, yeah its only planted that deep cause some of the fish kept ripping it up since there weren't enough roots alone to hold it down. same with the red tiger lotus in there. Was plannign to replant them once theres enough growth to hold them down and get rid of some of the old tatty leaves. bulb is 6500K as mentioned above.. Tank depth is 280mm from memory but would haev to check that to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Not many roots means not much nutrient. Wait and all may come right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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