Echinodorus amazonicus?

[trent]

hi everyone. i have another question. does amazon sword need c02 to live? or would sufficient lighting due?

 

[marcus russo]

Sufficient lighting is fine for these guys

 

[Mr Burns]

It's a heavy root feeder, so you may need some fertilizer tabs (commercial or DIY will suffice.) What kind of substrate are you using?

 

[Rxblade123]

How do you make ur own fertilizer tabs?

 

[trent]

it came in a plastic pot with slits in it, can i leave it in the pot and burry the pot under the gravel? and do fish tend to eat on the leaves? thank you all, im new to under water plants.

 

[trent]

How do you make ur own fertilizer tabs?

how do you Mr Burns?

 

[Mr Burns]

"To enrich the substrate fertility for heavy feeders like sword plants or large crypts, prepare 1/2 inch clay balls with about 10 granules of 14-14-14 fertilizer. Dry these until hard and place 1 or 2 into the substrate near the roots of heavy feeders. Repeat as necessary if growth rates become low (about 6 months). It takes about 1/2 a teaspoon of clay to make a 10 mm (1/2") ball of clay. Each ball of clay will have about 70 mg of nitrogen which is the equivalent of 300 mg of nitrate and about 70 mg of phosphoric acid (P2O5). (Estimates based on 113 granules per teaspoon, a teaspoon weighs about 5.7 grams)"

http://home.infinet.net/teban/how-to.html

 

[trent]

thank you Mr Burns.