ND1990 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) I’m starting to get little holes in my Hygrophila. Low tech tank and I’m dosing Easy Green along with seachem root tabs. I was reading that is usually a K problem. I’m no expert, but I don’t see that on easy green? Or I’m misinformed on the label. If it doesn’t provide it, what can I get that has it? Edited June 4, 2021 by ND1990 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Not a great plant-problem diagnostic here, but for plants that the Co-Op sells, there’s usually helpful tips under its listing on the sales side of the website. Hygro, however, is not listed. It’s actually illegal to sell in many states. It takes over in the wild too easily. This chart is a basic diagnostic chart that deals with many of the most common ailments. This video from Cory at Co-Op is excellent if you’ve never watched it before: Potassium (if that’s your deficiency) can be supplemented by adding something like this as described... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Isaac M Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Hello @ND1990, Easy Green does provide potassium. It is on the label as “Soluble Potash” or K2O. How much are you dosing? What are the tank inhabitants? Do you have a picture of the aquarium? What are your nitrates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND1990 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Fish Folk said: Not a great plant-problem diagnostic here, but for plants that the Co-Op sells, there’s usually helpful tips under its listing on the sales side of the website. Hygro, however, is not listed. It’s actually illegal to sell in many states. It takes over in the wild too easily. This chart is a basic diagnostic chart that deals with many of the most common ailments. This video from Cory at Co-Op is excellent if you’ve never watched it before: Potassium (if that’s your deficiency) can be supplemented by adding something like this as described... Thanks again for the info! I’ll also check the video out as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND1990 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Isaac M said: Hello @ND1990, Easy Green does provide potassium. It is on the label as “Soluble Potash” or K2O. How much are you dosing? What are the tank inhabitants? Do you have a picture of the aquarium? What are your nitrates? I’m dosing 8 pumps weekly for my 75 gallon. It’s definitely K problem, Nitrates are as expected 20-25PPM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 @ND1990 I would increase my dosing of easy green. Increase your dose slowly and pay attention to how your ecosystem reacts. You did not mention which hygrophila you have but most hygrophilas are fast growing plants so they serve as a great indicator. 8 pumps of Easy Green will only give you a little more than 3.5 ppm of nitrates in your 75 gallon. So I think you can definitely add quite a bit more of Easy Green to your aquarium depending on the amount of plants you have. Easy Green also has a significant amount of potassium (around 2.6 ppm of potassium for 8 pumps in your 75 gallon) in it so it should address that issue quite well. I hope that helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND1990 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Isaac M said: @ND1990 I would increase my dosing of easy green. Increase your dose slowly and pay attention to how your ecosystem reacts. You did not mention which hygrophila you have but most hygrophilas are fast growing plants so they serve as a great indicator. 8 pumps of Easy Green will only give you a little more than 3.5 ppm of nitrates in your 75 gallon. So I think you can definitely add quite a bit more of Easy Green to your aquarium depending on the amount of plants you have. Easy Green also has a significant amount of potassium (around 2.6 ppm of potassium for 8 pumps in your 75 gallon) in it so it should address that issue quite well. I hope that helps! hygrophila siamensis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 @ND1990 yeah that is a very fast growing plant. I would increase my dosing. I would personally add a second day of dosing of another 8 pumps for a total of 16 pumps a week. Then after 2 weeks or so, observe the plants for any nutrient deficiencies. Then adjust based off of your observations. The following link is helpful for diagnosing nutrient deficiencies. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/plant-nutrient-deficiencies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND1990 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) Here are some pictures. My light is just a basic hygger. There is almost no algae so I could try the double dosing after I increase it to around 10 per week. Just in case. Jungle val is new, just put in yesterday, looks beat up from shipping. Edited June 4, 2021 by ND1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 You might also test the pump on the easy green. Mine was partially clogged and only dosing 1/4-1/2 ml per pump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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