Anubias leaves curling down

kroner19 · 05-14-2012, 03:19 PM

I just switched over to EI dosing in my 55 gal about a week ago and have just noticed that the new growth on my Anubias leaves seem to be curling downward. I dose the recommended amounts for a 40-60 gal that's in the sticky at the top of this sub forum. Off my head I think it's 1/2 tsp kno3, 1/8 kh2po4, 1/8 tsp kso3 on MWF and 1/8tsp millers, 1/16 tsp fe dtpa 10% on TRS. What am I lacking to cause this deficiency?

iano7000 · 05-14-2012, 05:18 PM

Assuming good CO2, add some calcium in the form of CaNO3 with each water. I had a similar issue in my tank, but after adding calcium, future growth was alright.

You could also add crushed coral to your filter media, or try a combination of the two.

kroner19 · 05-14-2012, 06:28 PM

Is there a calcium supplement without NO3 as I have a pretty good size bio load and already dose KNO3? Or anything around the house I could add?

05-14-2012, 03:19 PM	#1
kroner19 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 134	Anubias leaves curling down I just switched over to EI dosing in my 55 gal about a week ago and have just noticed that the new growth on my Anubias leaves seem to be curling downward. I dose the recommended amounts for a 40-60 gal that's in the sticky at the top of this sub forum. Off my head I think it's 1/2 tsp kno3, 1/8 kh2po4, 1/8 tsp kso3 on MWF and 1/8tsp millers, 1/16 tsp fe dtpa 10% on TRS. What am I lacking to cause this deficiency?

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05-14-2012, 05:18 PM	#2
iano7000 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 44	Assuming good CO2, add some calcium in the form of CaNO3 with each water. I had a similar issue in my tank, but after adding calcium, future growth was alright. You could also add crushed coral to your filter media, or try a combination of the two.

05-14-2012, 06:28 PM	#3
kroner19 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 134	Is there a calcium supplement without NO3 as I have a pretty good size bio load and already dose KNO3? Or anything around the house I could add?