Seized Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I just purchased a dwarf aquarium lily about a month ago and it will not turn red for me. Im pretty new to keeping this plant but im unsure if im doing somthing wrong. I dose easy green easy iron and easy carbon weekly as well as a nircrew led. But still no luck. Any ideas on what i could be doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 A picture would be helpful 📷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Lights, and time. Mine took a couple of months to get redder. This one is under a beamsworks, gets fert, in eco complete (also a bit of tannins in the water): This one is under a kids cheap led light, no ferts, gravel with a tiny bit of dirt under it: Also, started these both from bulbs. They seem to be heavy root feeders. Edited September 23, 2020 by Brandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lizzie Block Posted September 23, 2020 Administrators Share Posted September 23, 2020 I concur.. Red coloration in (most) aquatics can be mainly attributed to strong lighting. CO2 helps too. Maybe you'd consider upgrading your Nicrew to a Finnex/Fluval or even a Beamswork like Brandy mentioned. All of those light options never fail to give me beautiful reds/pinks in my plants and I've used each independently. If you have a photo, that would help too. @Brandy your lilies are beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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