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Calcium deficiency
How do you take care of cupped leaves, leaves becoming wrinkly, and long stems with spaced-out leaves. I dosed the tank with liquid fertilizers every 3-4 days plus weekly addition of iron tabs & Epsom salts. On top of that I have placed laterite balls in the gravel. Leaves look very green on the dark side so I don't think iron and magnesium are rpoblems. How do you get enough calcium in then? |
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Calcium deficiency
How hard is your water? Calcium and magnesium are the major ions responsible
for water hardness. If you have really soft tapwater, you might try adding some marble chips or crushed coral to your system - they are both just CaCO3. You can put these in a small mesh bag and place it in your filter. Alternatively, you could go to your local drugstore and pick up some Calcium dietary supplement tablets. Check the labels to find one which has NO additives or flavourings - you want relatively pure CaCO3. The ones I use are made from oyster shells. Since you are already using Epsom Salts, your Magnesium levels out to be O.K. Do you have a household water softener? Most of these remove the Calcium and Magnesium from the water, replacing them with Sodium. Elevated levels of Sodium are not a good idea in a planted tank. Deformed leaves _can_ be an indicator of Calcium deficiency. Elongated stems with wide internode spacing can be due to light levels which are too low or temperatures which are too high. James Purchase Toronto "alex crouvier" wrote in message ... How do you take care of cupped leaves, leaves becoming wrinkly, and long stems with spaced-out leaves. I dosed the tank with liquid fertilizers every 3-4 days plus weekly addition of iron tabs & Epsom salts. On top of that I have placed laterite balls in the gravel. Leaves look very green on the dark side so I don't think iron and magnesium are rpoblems. How do you get enough calcium in then? |
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