The plant tank is a 100g (6"x18"x18") with 320 watts of NO fluorescent lighting & CO2 injection. I thought I would go with a high nutrient substrate this time around so I could grow the crypts and glosso/ chainsword a little better. I used 1/4 each vermiculite, unscented kitty litter, soiless potting soil, and pond soil for lillies. Growth is excellent, but I'm having a little trouble keeping up with trace nutrients, especially iron. If I stretch the time b/t water changes to more than a week or forget the biweekly TMG dosing, the tips on my limnophila turn bone white. The funny thing is the swords (even a E x barthii, which is normally an iron hog) don't seem too show any signs of iron deficiency. I'll keep experimenting and eventually figure out what is missing. Edmonton tap water doesn't help any, hard and I suspect fairly high in phosphate.
I recieved some glosso and Monosolenium tenerum ("Pellia") not too long ago. The pellia is doing great, and I love the way it looks.
Bert
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