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01-19-2012, 03:56 PM
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Plant Points: |  plant deficiencies please help
hello APC,
so lately I've noticed paler growth, testing of the leaves, and they are stubby and smaller. more noticeable on the polysperma (edit: I'm starting to think it could be a. reineckii) and palustris.
the tank was dosed yesterday the the macros are a tad high.
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:15-20ppm or so
phosphate:5 ppm
dosing:
kno3 3.5g every 3 days
kh2po4 .5g every 3 days
flourish iron 3.5 ml every 3 days, day after macros.
flourish trace 2 capfuls every 3 days
lights:
2x54 8 hours
4x54 2 hours midday
any ideas?
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01-19-2012, 07:31 PM
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iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: | Re: plant deficiencies please help
It looks like iron deficiency, even though you are dosing iron. | |
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01-19-2012, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyPK  It looks like iron deficiency, even though you are dosing iron. | should I up the dosing with the iron?
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01-19-2012, 08:16 PM
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iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: | Re: plant deficiencies please help
I don't think that can hurt anything. Try it. | |
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01-19-2012, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyPK I don't think that can hurt anything. Try it. | alright I'll dose an extra ml or so.
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01-21-2012, 11:45 AM
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dosed an extra 2 ml of iron new growth is still looking the same.
could it be Ca deficiency? I'm sort lost here. tried upping the co2 but an hour later the fish are gasping, so I think I'm sitting pretty close to threshold for them. any suggestions?
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01-21-2012, 03:07 PM
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iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: | Re: plant deficiencies please help
Can't be calcium deficiency which is characterized by distorted, crippled, smaller, new leaves and then death of the growth point (meristem). | |
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01-23-2012, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by HeyPK Can't be calcium deficiency which is characterized by distorted, crippled, smaller, new leaves and then death of the growth point (meristem). | sort of sounds like what happened to my m.filigree in my 10 gallon a while ago. the stems blackened mid stem and broke off and rotted away. other plants started getting really small growth and one by one all my stems started blackening and dying.
anyways, I put flourish root tabs in and the plants are looking healthier now. however, I'm getting green water now 
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02-02-2012, 01:04 PM
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Plant Points: | Re: plant deficiencies please help
You need to test your GH or do you know it? With your current fertilizing I would suspect a deficiency in Ca or Mg, more specifically an imbalance. Is your water extremely soft? What is your Kh? | |
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02-06-2012, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by aquageek You need to test your GH or do you know it? With your current fertilizing I would suspect a deficiency in Ca or Mg, more specifically an imbalance. Is your water extremely soft? What is your Kh? | I use my tap, last I remember it was 3-4kh and about 8-9gh. root tabs aren't helping. my green nesaea is having twisted tiny new growth but are consistently green.
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