Hi all,
I'm having some trouble growing swords in my low-tech. See attached photo - the leaves get lots of little holes in them and eventually die and wither away. This is in contrast to the other plants e.g. crypts which seem to be fairly healthy (see photo).
I added some root tabs over the weekend as it looks like a nutrient deficiency. However from my duckweed index (see attached photo), the floating plants don't appear to have any deficiencies (though I stand to be corrected as I am no expert).
I am also suspicious this may be a rare case of 'too little light'. The floaters have multiplied like crazy and I've had to remove around 50% just so the tank gets a reasonable amount of light. The photoperiod is 8 hours, I dose a half-dose of EI weekly.
Grateful for any advice on the swords.
Many thanks in advance,
Sacha
I'm having some trouble growing swords in my low-tech. See attached photo - the leaves get lots of little holes in them and eventually die and wither away. This is in contrast to the other plants e.g. crypts which seem to be fairly healthy (see photo).
I added some root tabs over the weekend as it looks like a nutrient deficiency. However from my duckweed index (see attached photo), the floating plants don't appear to have any deficiencies (though I stand to be corrected as I am no expert).
I am also suspicious this may be a rare case of 'too little light'. The floaters have multiplied like crazy and I've had to remove around 50% just so the tank gets a reasonable amount of light. The photoperiod is 8 hours, I dose a half-dose of EI weekly.
Grateful for any advice on the swords.
Many thanks in advance,
Sacha