If a plants leaves are dieing should i cut the leaves off to the live part to save the plant? The dead part of the plant keeps moving down toward the base. sorry no pix b/c no camera 
thx for the help
thx for the help
Dieing plant
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go ahead and cut the whole leaf off. Sounds like either a potassium or one of several micro nutrient deficiencies. I would bet my money on potassium, as that's ALOT more common. Are you seeing pin holes that are yellow and/or yellowed/withered edges on the leaves? If so, then it is probably potassium.
SeaChem makes a good potassium fertilizer that you can pick up a big bottle for like $10. On a low tech tank, dosing the recommended amount after every water change will keep this from happening. The brand I use is a little harder to find, and is a few dollars more a bottle, but very excellent. Brightwell Aquatics is the brand and the potassium supplement is called Florin-K.
If the leaf is only slightly damaged, leave it and dose your fertilizers. Potassium is a mobile nutrient that the plant can "reclaim" the damaged tissue. Meaning if you add what it is missing, the plant will heal itself.
SeaChem makes a good potassium fertilizer that you can pick up a big bottle for like $10. On a low tech tank, dosing the recommended amount after every water change will keep this from happening. The brand I use is a little harder to find, and is a few dollars more a bottle, but very excellent. Brightwell Aquatics is the brand and the potassium supplement is called Florin-K.
If the leaf is only slightly damaged, leave it and dose your fertilizers. Potassium is a mobile nutrient that the plant can "reclaim" the damaged tissue. Meaning if you add what it is missing, the plant will heal itself.
i just bought some "flora pride" made by tetra
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3746+4701&pcatid=4701
anyone had any experience with it? no where on the bottle does it say that it is safe for fish....i would assume it is but i dont want to lose anyone
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3746+4701&pcatid=4701
anyone had any experience with it? no where on the bottle does it say that it is safe for fish....i would assume it is but i dont want to lose anyone
it was made to be safe with fish, just looks like a chelated iron/potassium potash mixture. While this stuff is priced cheaply, SeaChem is cheaper in the long run
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3746+4658&pcatid=4658
$25 treats 10,000g
The tetra brand $4 treats 250 gallons
That means the SeaChem brands fert costs .0025 a gallon while tetra costs .016 a gallon treated. While this isn't a big difference, you can also rest assured that SeaChem is one of the most trusted brands on the market.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3746+4658&pcatid=4658
$25 treats 10,000g
The tetra brand $4 treats 250 gallons
That means the SeaChem brands fert costs .0025 a gallon while tetra costs .016 a gallon treated. While this isn't a big difference, you can also rest assured that SeaChem is one of the most trusted brands on the market.
yes, but EI dosing is considerably more in depth and there is absolutely nothing wrong dosing liquid ferts.