Rolata Indica and E. Stellata

Anthony · 03-23-2005, 12:19 PM

Mine have been planted for 2 weeks now and also aren't showing red. They are however turning a yellowish-white color on the uppersides of leaves, and purple on the undersides of leaves and stems as they grow taller. I also had 1 stem sprout out 7 baby stems!

ThomE · 03-23-2005, 02:35 PM

My tank is 3.6 wpg. My rotala turns red. I keep mine thin out instead of a bushy look. Also, the closer it gets to the light the redder it gets. So I would think that maybe your rotala is too bushy and they are fighting for the light. But it's green from the roots to about 4-5 inches up.

My stellata turns red when I have a lot of micros in the tank. When it turns green, I know my micros are too low.

**AaronT** · 03-23-2005, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomE

My stellata turns red when I have a lot of micros in the tank. When it turns green, I know my micros are too low.

I'd be more inclined to say that it turns red when your nitrates and phosphates are limited. Those are the factors that generally determine the level of redness a plant exhibits.

Anthony · 03-26-2005, 12:00 PM

Lets say you reduce your nitrates to around 5ppm. How long after that should a difference in coloration be noticable?

**AaronT** · 03-27-2005, 03:19 AM

Give it a week. If you don't see a difference than it is something else; most likely traces and iron are too low. The key is to mess with one parameter at a time so you can pinpoint the source of the problem.

03-23-2005, 12:19 PM	#16
Anthony Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Covington, LA. Posts: 1,071	Mine have been planted for 2 weeks now and also aren't showing red. They are however turning a yellowish-white color on the uppersides of leaves, and purple on the undersides of leaves and stems as they grow taller. I also had 1 stem sprout out 7 baby stems! __________________ 40 gallon SeaClear Acrylic, 192 watt Orbit Lunar PC, Filstar XP2, Filstar XP1, JBJ Regulator, Rhinox 5000 glass co2 diffusor, 9 watt UV sterilizer, Hydor Inline Heater, Pool Filter Sand substrate Filstar pimp #53 How comes shoppings so stupid, looks at all this stuff I haves, what do I do's with it.

03-23-2005, 02:35 PM	#17
ThomE Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mercer County, NJ Posts: 349	My tank is 3.6 wpg. My rotala turns red. I keep mine thin out instead of a bushy look. Also, the closer it gets to the light the redder it gets. So I would think that maybe your rotala is too bushy and they are fighting for the light. But it's green from the roots to about 4-5 inches up. My stellata turns red when I have a lot of micros in the tank. When it turns green, I know my micros are too low. __________________ Thom Monkey #2

03-26-2005, 12:00 PM	#19
Anthony Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Covington, LA. Posts: 1,071	Lets say you reduce your nitrates to around 5ppm. How long after that should a difference in coloration be noticable? __________________ 40 gallon SeaClear Acrylic, 192 watt Orbit Lunar PC, Filstar XP2, Filstar XP1, JBJ Regulator, Rhinox 5000 glass co2 diffusor, 9 watt UV sterilizer, Hydor Inline Heater, Pool Filter Sand substrate Filstar pimp #53 How comes shoppings so stupid, looks at all this stuff I haves, what do I do's with it.

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03-27-2005, 03:19 AM	#20
AaronT Collectoritis Patient (View User Tanks) PTrader: (176/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 2,030	Give it a week. If you don't see a difference than it is something else; most likely traces and iron are too low. The key is to mess with one parameter at a time so you can pinpoint the source of the problem.