drjack
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Hi, I am not very experienced and I am having trouble with my Amazon Swords, Echinodorus Bleherae(i) (Paniculatus). They have been in the tank for 2 months+, they produce new shoots but will not gain any height and the real problem is they they begin to show necrosis, (SEE PHOTO NECROSIS). I have a low tech tank: details are: Juwel Vision 180L, Lighting 2x35W T5 tubes 7 hours/day, Substrate: Caribsea Eco-Complete, Filtration: Juwel supplied Bioflow 3 internal (1000 lph) plus Eheim Ecco pro 200 external (600 lph).
The tank has 34 fish and approximately 150 plants (SEE PHOTO TANK). Ferts: 15ml TNC complete/week plus 3ml Easycarbo/week. I did double this dosage for a few weeks to see if it made a difference but it didn’t seem to. So I am now back to 15ml/3ml. I would like to get back to no Easycarbo.
Has anyone see this with Amazon Swords or know why they are doing so poorly. I have had Swords in the past and they grew like cabbages. So, I am at a loss with these plants. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, David
The tank has 34 fish and approximately 150 plants (SEE PHOTO TANK). Ferts: 15ml TNC complete/week plus 3ml Easycarbo/week. I did double this dosage for a few weeks to see if it made a difference but it didn’t seem to. So I am now back to 15ml/3ml. I would like to get back to no Easycarbo.
Has anyone see this with Amazon Swords or know why they are doing so poorly. I have had Swords in the past and they grew like cabbages. So, I am at a loss with these plants. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, David