Help! Plant deficiency again...

[cass95]

My Amazon leaf are having a deficiency again, it is effecting my small and large leaf. They turn yellow then brown with spots. A very light green shade with see through spots. I dose with seachem flourish, iron, root tabs. Also api co2 booster. Should I dose more iron?

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[Mebbid]

What root tabs are you using?

 

[RightTurnClyde]

I think you should add Potassium into that mix as well. Ever since I started dosing Seachem Iron and Potassium almost every day, my Amazon Swords rarely get holey leaves.

 

[cass95]

Seachem root tab

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[cass95]

And I'll try out Potassium too

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[Mebbid]

And I'll try out Potassium too

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With swords being primarily root feeders, adding potassium to your water won't really do anything to help them.

Seachem root tab

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The seachem tabs are pretty junky. There are currently two different root tabs that I would recommend that you use.

RU Tabs from Peabody's paradise
RuTabs - The Original Root Tab 25count - $5.00 : Peabodys Paradise, Your planted tank HQ

DIY root tabs
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/mebbids-diy-root-tabs-308735.html

What light fixture do you have and what size tank is it?

 

[cass95]

A 10 gallon and 2 nine watt cfl blub 6500k

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[Coursair]

How long are lights on ?
How often are you doing water changes ?


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[cass95]

Water change every weekend and the lights are on for 6-8 hours daily.

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[cass95]

And my substrate is eco complete

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