amazon sword

Hi all Long time lurker but first poster! I’ve been soaking up all the great advice and I’m grateful to all who volunteer their time and experience to help us all out! I have a 550L with pressurised (extinguisher) CO2, dosing with tropica premium and running though a DIY drip filter and sump...

I have an Echinodorus amazonicus that's started to grow nicely recently (many leaves, seem to be pretty healthy) after stuffing it with root tabs, but the leaves are still very droopy and low (around 25cm high). Is that the average height or am I doing something wrong? How could I make it grow...

Final full tank shot: Title: untitled Dimensions: 36, 36, 43H (Askoll Pure LED M) CO2: Colombo FloraGrow CO2 alternative (2mls daily) Filtration: 4 stage (mechanical, fine, carbon & biological) inbuilt in hood Lights: 7 watts inbuilt LED in hood Photo Period: 8 hrs / day...

I'm struggling with these swords in my tiny tank. Absolutely no idea why I bought such a large plant for such a small tank. It was in the early days of the tank and I had basically no knowledge or experience. I can't get them to grow properly; they have always had some kind of deficiency which...

I an a newbie in the wonderful world of aquarium and planted tanks. My planted tank is just over 3 weeks old now and is still cycling. These are my tank details: Tank size: 84L (~20G) - 60cm x 35cm x 40cm (L x W x H) Substrate: ADA AquaSoil Amazonia - 9L Normal and 2L Powder-M Plants in my...

I have come over here on the advice of a member on Tropical Fish Forum who said all of his helpful knowledge was gained from here. So wanting to get better results from my plants I thought I’d join. I already have a tank log on Tropical Fish Forums (under the same name) showing a step by step...