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Fri Feb 25, 2005, 11:40 AM
#1
Yellow Leafs
Hello forum people, I have a question in reguards to My Amazon Swords, there going a little yellow, sort of burnt looking.
Just wondering what causes this
My Ph is sitting around 6, I have lights on them for 12 hours.
Maybe some plant food might help
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Wed Mar 02, 2005, 11:16 AM
#2
amazon swords
hey thee Ive had the same trouble a while ago. I did some research and found the following:
1. leave the lights on for around 8 hrs
2. get an iron test kit and test water for iron levels which plants need to survive. 0.25 is an acceptable level
3. to achieve this level you must top the tank up regularly with a good fertilizer
good luck let me know how it goes. Seem's to work well for me
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Sun Mar 06, 2005, 03:26 AM
#3
Yellow leafs
With closer inspection I have noticed that the sword closer to the heater is affected more than the other one, so at the moment im putting it down to, heat.
But maybe some fertilizer may help with growth and health.
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Sun Apr 17, 2005, 09:57 AM
#4
Moderator
Sword will survive in a tank with no fert but grow in a tank with fert
most planted tanks suffer from lack of iron, iron is nessecary for the uptake of nitrogen, which is in ubundance due to poo
try a simple plant food for straters and go from there
P.S the heater will burn the leaves also
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Sun Apr 17, 2005, 11:48 AM
#5
Basic ferts will keep it alive... Amazons shouldnt be too hard too keep healthy..
Scott AKA - Flukes
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Mon Apr 18, 2005, 04:16 AM
#6
recomend
can you recomend some brands, Ive never used fertizlers, in my Tanks,
got any pricing and Tips for swords.
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Mon Apr 18, 2005, 04:40 AM
#7
Founder
I just use Discus poo... works wonders...
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Mon Apr 18, 2005, 05:20 AM
#8
Eternal Moderator
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Mon Apr 18, 2005, 08:33 AM
#9
hehehe well on my low requirment planted tank, (pulled down now) i used to use bio-green. It was a cheapo brand i got from aqua force, and if you took the bottle back you got a discount. Nothing fancy but it did the job..
Or fish poo.....
Scott AKA - Flukes
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Mon Apr 18, 2005, 09:52 AM
#10
Moderator
thats the thing
fish poo is the main fert
but iron is needed to use the product effeciently
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