Eleocharis Acicularis seems pale?

[LancsRick]

The Ele. Acic that I've got in my Rio 180 downstairs seems to be quite pale when compared to the plants I've got upstairs in my nano. They don't seem to be dying off, or suffering from any melt, they're just really pale. Any thoughts on the cause?

Dose all in one ferts, 2x 30W T8s on for 5 hours a day.

 

[Arana]

What brand of ferts are you using and how much are you dosing?

 

[LancsRick]

James planted tank recipe number 3,dosing the recommended amount.

 

[Arana]

i asked because it definately sounds like a deficiency, can you post a pic also details of your CO2 and flow

 

[LancsRick]

Will have to sort a pic. No co2,flow is 10x via ful length spray bar.

 

[Arana]

OK it's good your are dosing NPK but you are missing the most important Nutriant, Carbon! you will need to be adding CO2 in either liquid or gas form

 

[Iain Sutherland]

OK it's good your are dosing NPK but you are missing the most important Nutriant, Carbon! you will need to be adding CO2 in either liquid or gas form

not if its a low tech tank.

 

[Arana]

not if its a low tech tank.

Quite right, it was the 10x flow that made me assume it was probably high tech