I do regular water changes of 25% every week.
I have a T5 lighting setup with total of 108 watts.
What is next?
I have a T5 lighting setup with total of 108 watts.
What is next?
How to Maximize Amazon SwordTail Plant Growth
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Amazon Sword growth. Well, they are heavy root feeders, root tabs work great for them. They also love iron, and CO2 can be used to help out as well.
Yes, I agree with hillbilly. Root-feeding, good lights and CO2 usually means good growth for amazon swords.
I have only been at this for year now. But i started with one sword plant and now i am up to 5. I have a coral life 130w fixture that stays on for 16 hours a day. And i run yeast/sugar co2 thru my power heads and weekly ferts with kent freshwater plant growth. I think they are doing well. Oh its a 55 as well.
Shorten your lighting period. 12 hours is the maximum you should ever do. 8-10 is generally good for plants, beyond twelve they stop photosyntesizing, but alga doesn't.hybridtheoryd16;1913454;1913454 said:I have only been at this for year now. But i started with one sword plant and now i am up to 5. I have a coral life 130w fixture that stays on for 16 hours a day. And i run yeast/sugar co2 thru my power heads and weekly ferts with kent freshwater plant growth. I think they are doing well. Oh its a 55 as well.
^^that is very true plants due stop photoing after close to 10 hours that is why the use of a timer is a must. So you can have two 8 hour periods of light per day and there for more photo/growth. Using this method the only algae problem i have had is the blue/green that i have now which is not true algae and i have been told is not caused from light like other algae. Is this true ----------IDK