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How to achieve red plants? Lean or EI!

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Hey guys, I’m just wondering how do use get your plants to turn red. I’m dosing EI & seen some have succeeded with lean dosing as well as EI, is there a specific way to get plants to turn red with EI dosing. I am using Tropica Specialised nutrition fertiliser.

My tank is 54l & with EI dosing 16ml every 2-4 days & running CO2 as well.


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What plants do you have? Some plants will turn red due to nitrate limitation like rotala species, hygrophila pinatifida, ludwigia arcuata etc. Whilst others such as ludwigia sp red, alternathera species will produce their best colouration when nitrogen is not limited and they have everything they need.

A good website for information on nitrate limitation is the 2hr aquarist.

Cheers
 
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