My Echinodorus parviflorus has gone horribly RIGHT! - Aquarium Advice

mr.trooper · 12-10-2007, 02:50 PM

Got this guy at a PetCo a while back. i made a post of it some months ago, and THIS was the situation then:

Since then I have separated the Rosette's and re-planted them. I have also down graded from a Penguin 150 to a Stingray elite when the Penguin finally wore out. My substrate is a little large for most plants because i didn't initially plan the tank as planted. I am not dosing ferts other than an occasional iron supplement. I downgraded from a 50w halogen bulb to a 30w, as this is only a 10 gallon. Once I lowered the wattage I disconnected my DIY C02.

I think my problem was that i was trying to do EVERYTHING. Now that My tank has been simplified, my plants are doing much better! This is what my swords look like now:

I have an Anub that has been doing very poorly for quite a long time. I think I will just remove it and let the Swords grow. We have VERY hard water here, in the 8+ PH range, but the sword seems to be tolerating it very well.

blazeyreef · 12-10-2007, 03:36 PM

looks awesome! I never did have much luck with swords. Looks like yours is shooting up a plantlet

mr.trooper · 12-11-2007, 01:40 PM

Thanks!

black hills tj · 12-11-2007, 01:45 PM

excellent work. that looks great!

12-10-2007, 02:50 PM	#1
mr.trooper Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 27	My Echinodorus parviflorus has gone horribly RIGHT! Got this guy at a PetCo a while back. i made a post of it some months ago, and THIS was the situation then: Since then I have separated the Rosette's and re-planted them. I have also down graded from a Penguin 150 to a Stingray elite when the Penguin finally wore out. My substrate is a little large for most plants because i didn't initially plan the tank as planted. I am not dosing ferts other than an occasional iron supplement. I downgraded from a 50w halogen bulb to a 30w, as this is only a 10 gallon. Once I lowered the wattage I disconnected my DIY C02. I think my problem was that i was trying to do EVERYTHING. Now that My tank has been simplified, my plants are doing much better! This is what my swords look like now: I have an Anub that has been doing very poorly for quite a long time. I think I will just remove it and let the Swords grow. We have VERY hard water here, in the 8+ PH range, but the sword seems to be tolerating it very well.

12-10-2007, 03:36 PM	#2
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,591 Images: 1	looks awesome! I never did have much luck with swords. Looks like yours is shooting up a plantlet __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-5gall snowball shrimp, 20long-awaiting setup,29gall planted* "We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing" CTR**

12-11-2007, 01:45 PM	#4
black hills tj Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: black hills, south dakota Posts: 1,776	excellent work. that looks great! __________________ <.^.>Mike<.^.> http://www.bhtj.net

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12-11-2007, 01:40 PM	#3
mr.trooper Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 27	Thanks!