"Bob Alston" wrote in message
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My swords like iron at their roots. I use Root Tabs plus Iron, available
at
many LFS. I notice a big improvement from doing just this, along with 3
watts per gallon light. One sword plant bloomed recently in my 55 gallon
tank!

Agree with prior post, if new leaves are coming in and look right, then
don't worry. If new leaves and old ones look the same (shape) but the
older
ones are yellow, suggest the iron. Anyway, you can't hurt by adding the
iron root tabs.

Bob

Put in root tabs when I planted them. All my plants are doing well,
(excepting an unidentified reddish plant with narrow leaves, it was given to
me, and has never thrived.)
1 of the 3 swords has shot up a long stem, and it seems to be producing
small leaves at the nodes, which appear healthy.
Thanks for the input.