Is it possible to get red coloration(not deep but descent red)in plants without using high co2 and high light?
Red plants without High Light and High co2
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You can try it using low NO3, effectively less than 5 ppm. But thay's awfully close to a deficiency, which will give you other problems.
@ Dutchy & @Tom
Actually i have rotala indica which were green initially.Used PMDD(with a bit high phosphate) dosing which resulted in pinkish coloration of the rotala.Meantime i gave diy co2.
But when i removed the co2 and started to use EI dosing the pinkish coloration faded a bit.
What you think has actually happened?
Actually i have rotala indica which were green initially.Used PMDD(with a bit high phosphate) dosing which resulted in pinkish coloration of the rotala.Meantime i gave diy co2.
But when i removed the co2 and started to use EI dosing the pinkish coloration faded a bit.
What you think has actually happened?
Probably you already had low NO3. When you started to use EI, NO3 levels rose and the plant went green again. Unlike what we like to believe, green is actually a colour that the plant has when it's healthier. Red is a starvation colour 
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This was during EI dosing.Presently the color faded.
I thought red coloration require some special maintenance
Thaty means coloration other than green is the symptom of nutrient deficiency ?
This was during EI dosing.Presently the color faded.
I thought red coloration require some special maintenance
Thaty means coloration other than green is the symptom of nutrient deficiency ?
Here in Costa Rica most people have non-co2 because regs are unaffordable for most hobbyists, with enough light red plants are red.
certain specimens of tiger lotus have a very deep red colouration that isn't mottled with any green. other plants i have seen is ludwiga ovalis, with lower light you'll need the bottom of the stems to be out of view because they'll be straggly
I have Rotala indicia in my non co2 low light tank and it does great. The tips get the red when they are close to the surface where the light is a bit higher! I have b.l. and n.l. ludwigia also in there and they do great as well.