I have an amazon sword in which some of the leaves are becoming translucent with a tinge of yellow. Does this problem have a typical cause? Thanks.
Amazon Sword Question
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Usually lack of iron with swords. Could be other micros.
Check this out: http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm
Check this out: http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm
Swords are heavy root feeders. Give it some root ferts in the substrate. Push the fert down to the bottom glasss under the plant. You can use Jobes Spikes- Fern and Palm the best choice, Houseplant the next best choice. Cut the spike in 1/2 or 1/3 (larger for larger plant), Repeat about every 3 months.
My 1 amazon sword has given me 4 baby amazons... no CO2, just over 2WPG lighting over my 29 gal (65W Corlalife), fluorite substrate and I dose with this trio of Seachem ferts:
Seachem Flourish (I think this is the regular one, trace elements)
Seachem Excel
Secheam Iron
... and forgot, Seachem Root Tabs... figure I need to add more in about a month or so (every 3 mos).
At the begining, the amazon had similair symptoms... slight transparent leaves... the dosing made a big difference.
Seachem Flourish (I think this is the regular one, trace elements)
Seachem Excel
Secheam Iron
... and forgot, Seachem Root Tabs... figure I need to add more in about a month or so (every 3 mos).
At the begining, the amazon had similair symptoms... slight transparent leaves... the dosing made a big difference.
NowherMan6 said:
I pretty much go by the bottle instructions which is usually about 1/2 capful for my 29gal tank. I don't have a test kit for iron, so I try a 1/2 capful and watch my plants.
Scheduling.... Excel every other day, and the other 2 about twice a week.
not to go off tangent but....
I am newb to this and as I am reading about Potassium:Nitrate ratios... methinks Potassium is the next nutrient I have to look into... along with a test kit... but that's just being VERY picky. My older anubias leaves have some algae, and they have holes.... and maybe 1 of my sword leaves has algae... by no means would I call it an outbreak.
i have the same problem with my sword. they were doing fine, but now the new leaves are coming in very light yellow and arent turning dark green. i just got some flourish tabs yesterday but it says to place one per 5-6 inch radius....do i need to put them under the plant? or can i just place them in the gravel throughout the tank? my tank is heavily planted and the sword's roots are pretty much throughout the tank. it's quite deeply rooted. if i try and move it, i would probably take up half the substrate with it! it's almost a year old.