[AGA Member] Re: Red Pigment-K spectrum anecdotes

[June & Doug Olberding <jdolb1@comcast.net>]

Hi Kate,
I think you are correct that it is likely the CO2 and ferts. Indica is one
of my favorite stem plants. Our water conditions tend to be similar since I
live in same area. The indica only gets lush and bright colored when I keep
the ferts up. CO2 is canned so remains pretty constant.
June 
> AGA Member - Digest    Saturday, September 27 2003    Volume 01 : Number 065
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> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:46:43 -0700
> From: Kate Breimayer <kate@munat.com>
> Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Red Pigment-K spectrum anecdotes
> 
> I have a plant, rotala indica, that grows smaller green leaves in low
> light and pink or red leaves with more intense light, suppose nutrients
> and other variables also affect color as other people have the same
> plant and it is much more intense than mine ever get, and mine is under
> two 55 watt compact flourescents, new tubes, they have had a month and
> it's still not hot pink. I am lazy about fertilization and the DIY CO2
> maintenance. I have bought cuttings of the magenta plants and put them
> in my tanks and they fade to salmon pink or green fairly quickly.
> Kate B
> Oly WA

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