my new tanks!(image intensive) & deficiency ?

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well after a couple months i've finally changed my 10 gallon tank into a planted tank and also setup my 40 gallon planted tank. I hope you all like it. Its about 2 weeks old right now and with the things all you guys have taught me at aquariacentral I am thankful for it!

well here are some pics of my current tanks now:
but also I had a question about the closeup of the amazonsword leaf. It is yellowing on the edges and now brown spots are appearing on it. I doubt its algae because another leaf is having its center veins turn brown, kinda weird. I think it was a K (potassium) deficiency but I just barely started using column ferts today (tropica master grow) can anyone identify this problem because its spreading quite quickly to the other swordleafs.

also is it normal to have vallisierna "melt" when first planted? my are melting

if you need tank parameters, just ask which ones and I can reply them back
here. Thanks again.
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Very impressive planting!! :bowing: Those tanks will fill in nicely and should develop well.
My guess is that you are experiencing a phenomena that happens when plants are grown emmersed at the grower and then experience die back when planted submerged in a hobbiest's tank. This is especially prevalent in Sword plants and they seem to take the hardest hit, usually within a couple of weeks after planting. I suggest that you let them go through their changes and they will probably lose many leaves and then re-generate themselves down the road.
Be careful with your fertilizing early on. That sometimes is one of the biggest mistakes that people make with new tanks. Starting too early and with too high dosages of nutrients.
Another suggestion. Write up your tank's parameters, since these are new tanks, and put them in your signature line at the bottom of your posts. That way you won't have to re-write them every time you have a problem or question. Because you know the inevitable questions will follow. Try to be complete with them.
Again, nice job.

Len
 
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