Echinodorus bleheri - stunted growth

[Andy Thurston]

Not a problem. They also sell ei salts, premixed feed and liquid carbon, all at reasonable prices this is their online shop
https://www.fluidsensoronline.com/

Plants may or may not take nutrients through their roots/leaves so having nutrients available to both is a belt and braces solution as the plant can choose which it prefers. This is why most members use amazonia etc as their substrate

 

[John P Coates]

How are the plants surrounding the echinodorus doing? In a high tech you should see impovement in less than a week, possibly days once you sort out the cause.

HI SF,

Apologies for not replying sooner.

Approximately 15cm away from the E. bleheri is a Bacopa Compacta and it's growing very well. As this thread is specifically about a Sword, it got me thinking and I really want to understand more about plants and their nutrients. So, I started a more general thread a few days ago here:

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/plant-nutrient-intake.34210/

JPC

This is why most members use amazonia etc as their substrate

Hi Andy,

I read George Farmer's review of substrates and, as a result, I opted for Tetra EcoComplete. That is my base layer topped with JBL Manado.

JPC