name the missing fert!!

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I have an Aponotegon that I have recently tranplanted into a new tank. I actually have switched from a 20 to a 20L. I am doing DIY CO2, and have 3.2Watts/G. Everything is doing great, except for this Aponogeton. It is throwing up lots of leaves (the most I have ever seen it produce). But they are clear and changing to a healthy green. What am I missing?.

I have been using:
Flourish Trace
AquaPharm Root Tabs w Fe
and FloraPride

My substrate is Laterite
 
I don't understand the question. If it's throwing up plenty of green healthy leaves what's the problem?
Len
 
Right, sorry, I left out a critical word in my description. . .

They are NOT changing to a healthy green. They are just emerging as reddish shoots and turning clear, almost grayish.

Now I know why no one has responded. Thanks djlen!!!!

OK now what do people think?
 
With that much light, you certainly need more nutrients than just trace elements. What is your ph and kh for starters?

Once your CO2 need is met, then you need to look in to the plants needs for nitrate, potassium, and phosphate. It is doubtful that fish feeding would supply enough if you have high light and CO2.
 
You have good light, good CO2, good traces. I'm not a big fan of root tabs and don't know much about them, and also don't know what's in "FloraPride". It sounds like a nutrient is low or missing. What's in FloraPride?
Len
 
FloraPride is

3.00% K2O - Soluable Potash
.19% Fe - Iron
.0005% Mo - Molybdenum

Regarding the PMDD mix, I have found the Epsom Salts, but the other things have been giving me a harder time. I have found a couple of stump removers but they did not list ingredients. Has anyone ever used Revenge. It claims to use a "pulp formula" or something like that.

Would the Florapride be sufficient for my K requirements? If so. . .

I have:

K from Florapride
MgSO4 from Epsom Salts
Traces from Flourish Trace

Does this cover all my bases or should look online for the real raw ingredients?
 
Most stump removers don't list the ingredients. The one I bought was Spectracide Stump Remover. I bought it at Lowe's.
On the back instead of ingredients it said, "caution, contains Potassium Nitrate". If you can find that brand at Lowe's get it.
The other fert. you need is phosphate. When I first heard this I was really resistant to using it. I'd spent a lot of time trying to keep phosphates out of my tanks. But you need to dose this unless your tap water contains it and even then once your plants start growing heavily, they will suck phosphates up like crazy.
Get yourself a decent phosphate test kit and test your tank and tap water. I use Hagen's. If you get that brand open the box and make sure the reagent bottle #3 is glass. If it's plastic don't buy it. #3 has to be glass or the whole kit is worthless. I try to keep my level at 1.0ppm and I have to dose twice a week to keep it there. The product for phosphates is called Fleet Enema. You get it at your local pharmacy(dirt cheap) and it's a liquid. You'll be dosing drops of this stuff if it turns out you need it. You probably will.
If you're comfortable with the FloraPride use it. I like the raw stuff myself. You can get the equivalent to K2SO4 at the super market in the form of KCl. The product to buy is NuSalt. Again, pretty cheap.
Len
 
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