Hello all,
I am experiencing a bit of curling on the leaves of my Madagascar Lace. From my limited experience (~1year), curling tends to point towards a calcium deficiency, correct?
The tank is a well stocked 55, with 110 watts with AHS reflectors with injected
CO2 adjusted for the drop checker to stay green with a standard 4 kH solution.
I use the EI method dosing with PMDD solution mixed al a Greg Watson, and to maintain the kH and gH, I add in 1tsp of MgSO4, 1tsp Bicarbonate, and 1tsp of Barr's gH Booster every few days.
Honestly, i haven't tested in a while, but I am almost positive that a there is no lack of N, or K. And I dose P every few days, and a bit of Flourish Iron once or twice a week. (i am a bit conservative with the iron, since i had a nice hair algae festival when i first started planted tanks)
In general all the plants grow quite well, and I haven't had any problems with algae (except for the occasional green spot type that grows on anubias if it too exposed to high direct light), its just been bugging me lately, and I'd like to sort it out.
Any thoughts? or experience with lace?
and is Barr's gH Booster a sufficient source of calcium?
Or are there any sorely lacking aspects to my regiment?
Much appreciated.
I am experiencing a bit of curling on the leaves of my Madagascar Lace. From my limited experience (~1year), curling tends to point towards a calcium deficiency, correct?
The tank is a well stocked 55, with 110 watts with AHS reflectors with injected
CO2 adjusted for the drop checker to stay green with a standard 4 kH solution.
I use the EI method dosing with PMDD solution mixed al a Greg Watson, and to maintain the kH and gH, I add in 1tsp of MgSO4, 1tsp Bicarbonate, and 1tsp of Barr's gH Booster every few days.
Honestly, i haven't tested in a while, but I am almost positive that a there is no lack of N, or K. And I dose P every few days, and a bit of Flourish Iron once or twice a week. (i am a bit conservative with the iron, since i had a nice hair algae festival when i first started planted tanks)
In general all the plants grow quite well, and I haven't had any problems with algae (except for the occasional green spot type that grows on anubias if it too exposed to high direct light), its just been bugging me lately, and I'd like to sort it out.
Any thoughts? or experience with lace?
and is Barr's gH Booster a sufficient source of calcium?
Or are there any sorely lacking aspects to my regiment?
Much appreciated.