View Full Version : Plants turning red?!
zerojoe0917
01-28-2009, 10:02 PM
How come some plants will turn orange red color(leafs) when they are under good light and CO2?
what is happening in the plant?
does anyone know?
thanks
Joe
jmhart
01-28-2009, 10:11 PM
Cancer
red_wall
01-28-2009, 10:14 PM
It's just the plants natural coloring, worse conditions make for a worse plant, better conditions make for a better, more colorful plant.
rocker92
01-28-2009, 10:18 PM
what plant???
zerojoe0917
01-28-2009, 11:22 PM
Cancer
lol
DAVIDFBT
01-28-2009, 11:25 PM
Most Ludwigia and Rotala species are red if the conditions are right, and IME, they get redder the closer they grow up to the light.
JAY973
01-28-2009, 11:38 PM
This is simplified but the conditions (micros & macros aka ferts) and equipment (lighting, Co2, temp.) of the tank will in most cases determine the appearance of most plants.
For example having a plant in a low tech tank and moving the plant to a high tech can in some case make the plant almost unrecognizable. I recently changed form 2 80w T5 and 2 55w PC's to 6 80w T5's I can swear not having the GE9325K PCs isn't giving me the same red color in the plant I was getting before. (granted the bulbs are on the pinkish side but there is definitely a difference.)
There are many combination of possibility that can change a plants appearance.
Ezekielz
01-29-2009, 12:54 AM
Cancer
rofl.
-its just natural man dont stress
Jag1980
01-29-2009, 3:35 AM
How come some plants will turn orange red color(leafs) when they are under good light and CO2?
what is happening in the plant?
does anyone know?
thanks
Joe
Cancer
:hitting:
The pigment is actually meant to protect the plant from high light exposure. Its not a bad thing, just means you have good light or penetration.
Bajanfish
01-29-2009, 1:44 PM
I find Iron especially helps bring out the coloring. Many 'green' plants you see actually will produce some sort of color under perfect conditions.