[AGA Member] red plants

[Paula Hofmann <paula.hofmann@gte.net>]

Well all this conversation sounds esoteric and confusing for a nubee 
like me.   But I can tell you that I have a red Amazon Sword 
(Echinodorus 'rubin') growing in the same 30 gallon tank with an 
(Anubias barteri).  The sword has propagated undergravel, so now I have 
two, and the Anubias is flowering, but we live in the mountains.

I don't clean my tank very often although I am religious about my 
filter.  Last year I changed out 1/3 of the water every 2 weeks.  Then I 
went on vacation for a month and had better plant growth than ever with 
a teenager overfeeding my fish.  There was no amonia buildup and all the 
other levels of tests were Ok too. And no one was gasping for air.

I have two florescent bulbs of indeterminate age and kind, but I do know 
I have low light.  I use  Florish Excell daily,  along with Jobe fern 
plant sticks under gravel and 1/4 tsp of potassium sulfate (for holes in 
the leaves) and Florish when ever I think about it, maybe once a week.

I got tired of testing my acquarium since it always tests the same: hard 
water, no amonia, no nitrate, no nitrite, no phosphate, pH 8.0.  The 
temperature is set at 76 except in the summer time when it soars to 80 
degrees in the late afternoon, because we have no air conditioning.  The 
lights are on 12 hours/day in the winter and 10 in the summer to keep 
the algae down.

No fish have died since April and 2 platties have survived two separate 
birth times.  Most of my fish are in the tetra family except my Pleco 
and Platties.

I hope this adds to the knowledge base and not the confusion.

--
Peace and Love,
Paula

paula.hofmann@gte.net



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