Brandxn Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 When I was setting up my tank I got a bunch of random plants from Petco and PetSmart to start my first planted aquarium. So I have no idea what kind of plants I have because I just didn’t pay attention. But this red one I got grew a lot then kind of stopped and now starting to develop holes in its leaf’s. I have Ottos and snails to help to keep the algae off but they haven’t been helping recently. I was wondering if you guys can help me identify the plant and why it’s leaf’s are starting to develop holes in them. I’d assume it would be from the fish if they were trying to keep the algae off but as you can see they don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 It's some type of AR and I would increase potassium dosing a bit. Make sure you have the correct chelate for your iron. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Ahh I have plants that look like this. I thought I was giving enough potassium, but I guess not. (Also what’s AR?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 7:48 AM, Hobbit said: Ahh I have plants that look like this. I thought I was giving enough potassium, but I guess not. (Also what’s AR?) Alternanthera reinikii (spelling ?) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 5:48 AM, Hobbit said: Ahh I have plants that look like this. I thought I was giving enough potassium, but I guess not. (Also what’s AR?) I dose potassium between 15 to 30ppm. I'm currently dosing 25 to 28ppm K. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmowgen Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 @Mmiller2001 is this the equivalent of Easy Green from Aquarium Coop? Or does Seachem provide something that doesnt have. I am running into the same situation with my new plants. Have been dosing with Easy Green twice a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 11:12 AM, Shmowgen said: @Mmiller2001 is this the equivalent of Easy Green from Aquarium Coop? Or does Seachem provide something that doesnt have. I am running into the same situation with my new plants. Have been dosing with Easy Green twice a week. How do you mean? I'm confused on the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmowgen Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 @Mmiller2001Sorry! I didn't complete the full sentence haha. I was researching potassium dosing and saw the SeaChem Flourish and was curious if that's the same as Easy Green or if there is something you prefer. Thanks for the response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 11:51 AM, Shmowgen said: @Mmiller2001Sorry! I didn't complete the full sentence haha. I was researching potassium dosing and saw the SeaChem Flourish and was curious if that's the same as Easy Green or if there is something you prefer. Thanks for the response! It's not the same. Flourish is a supplement. It's made up of mostly micros and an insignificant amount of NPK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 12:12 PM, Shmowgen said: @Mmiller2001 is this the equivalent of Easy Green from Aquarium Coop? Or does Seachem provide something that doesnt have. I am running into the same situation with my new plants. Have been dosing with Easy Green twice a week. Easy Green has some potassium, but I don't know off the top of my head how much. You may need to add extra iron. It's my understanding that the type of iron in Easy Green works well for plants in low pH water, but in high pH the plants can't utilize it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmowgen Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 @JettsPapaThis is super helpful. Glad I ordered the Seachem to compare. I actually have Aquarium Coop's Iron as well but never knew what to use it for so I will start dosing with that to see if there is any improvement. Additionally, I also have a higher ph water in my tank (really weird because my tap isnt). Thanks! On 7/20/2022 at 7:57 AM, Mmiller2001 said: I dose potassium between 15 to 30ppm. I'm currently dosing 25 to 28ppm K. @Mmiller2001 Just curious, what do you use to dose with potassium? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 11:26 AM, Shmowgen said: @Mmiller2001 Just curious, what do you use to dose with potassium? Potassium sulfate (K2SO4). Dry powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmowgen Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 10:32 AM, Mmiller2001 said: Potassium sulfate (K2SO4). Dry powder. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 11:39 AM, Shmowgen said: Thanks! If interested, you can get it here. https://greenleafaquariums.com/products/potassium-sulfate-k2so4-1lb-bag.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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