zenkatydid
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I have a deficiency in one of my tanks.
The ozelot sword displays very mild signs - some yellowing along the veins of old leaves, and some brown spots/patches. The spiral val just seems to be losing old leaves faster than new leaves are formed. They go yellow, then brown, then transparent, from tips to base. The amazon sword is the worst, and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to save it. Old growth displays similar symptoms to the ozelot, and - the worst - new growth is very pale in colour, brittle, and rotting away.
From various websites I've seen, my self-diagnosis is a mild potassium deficiency (in the old leaves) and a severe calcium OR iron deficiency (new leaves). Can someone sanity check me? And what do you think - calcium or iron?
My GH is 4 degrees, if that helps - is this too low? I am thinking of adding some marble chips to my filter, is this a good idea?
Here's a pic of the amazon sword (as I was transferring it to my other tank, in the hopes of perking it up):
I dose macros (dry) and micros (seachem), and have been through various dosing regimes trying to get this thing to perk up. Please help!
The ozelot sword displays very mild signs - some yellowing along the veins of old leaves, and some brown spots/patches. The spiral val just seems to be losing old leaves faster than new leaves are formed. They go yellow, then brown, then transparent, from tips to base. The amazon sword is the worst, and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to save it. Old growth displays similar symptoms to the ozelot, and - the worst - new growth is very pale in colour, brittle, and rotting away.
From various websites I've seen, my self-diagnosis is a mild potassium deficiency (in the old leaves) and a severe calcium OR iron deficiency (new leaves). Can someone sanity check me? And what do you think - calcium or iron?
My GH is 4 degrees, if that helps - is this too low? I am thinking of adding some marble chips to my filter, is this a good idea?
Here's a pic of the amazon sword (as I was transferring it to my other tank, in the hopes of perking it up):
I dose macros (dry) and micros (seachem), and have been through various dosing regimes trying to get this thing to perk up. Please help!