I have had cheap broad leaved plants in my 20G for 2
years, they grow and multiply but the leaves curl up after
a week or so. (not pretty) I added some Iron fertilizer, but that only
gave me some filament algae..grr lo

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20G 15 watt flourescent, Under gravel filter
aquaclear 150 filter
2 clowns
3 black skirt tetras
9 neons
1 albino cat
1 opihi pleco

Curling, malformed leaves usually means there's a Calcium deficiency.
Cris


On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:09:25 GMT, "Lopaka" wrote:

I have had cheap broad leaved plants in my 20G for 2
years, they grow and multiply but the leaves curl up after
a week or so. (not pretty) I added some Iron fertilizer, but that only
gave me some filament algae..grr lo

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20G 15 watt flourescent, Under gravel filter
aquaclear 150 filter
2 clowns
3 black skirt tetras
9 neons
1 albino cat
1 opihi pleco

"Cris" wrote in message
s.com...
Curling, malformed leaves usually means there's a Calcium deficiency.
Cris


Hey, that makes sense..Thanks!

"Cris" wrote in message
s.com...
Curling, malformed leaves usually means there's a Calcium deficiency.
Cris


Hey, that makes sense..Thanks!

"Lopaka" wrote in message
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"Cris" wrote in message
s.com...
Curling, malformed leaves usually means there's a Calcium deficiency.
Cris

There does not seem to be an easy solution to adding calcium frrom what I
found?
Why can't I toss eggshell/oyster shell/calcium tabs/coral or something in
the tank?

Aloha! Lo

Lopaka wrote:

There does not seem to be an easy solution to adding calcium frrom what I
found?
Why can't I toss eggshell/oyster shell/calcium tabs/coral or something in
the tank?

Actually, all four items you mentioned are great, easy sources of Calcium
Carbonate. Crushed coral, the more crushed the better, is quite popular.