New Amazon Swords Turning Brown... Help Please.

[Jeff000]

I bought a couple amazon swords yesterday and even over night they have turned brown a little bit. I added liquid fertalizer last night after I put them in.

My tank is still quite new, but I was assured that they would be fine with the fertalizer.

They came in pots with the spongy stuff in it, but I took them out of that and removed as much of the sponge as i could without damaging the roots.

I have 4 wpg, but its a deep tank.
lights are on from 10am to 8pm
I could leave them on longer if it would help.

Is there anything else I could do to help, or will they be fine givin a bit of time?

 

[Jeff000]

Also I would like to plant a couple ontop of some bog wood, how would I go about doing this?

Thanks.

 

[kenneth_kpe]

im guessing thats 4 WPG over 37 gallons, thats ok lighting IMO.

Maybe the amazon sword is just adjusting to your water.

Algae is forming on the leaves.

What kind of lighting are you using btw ? Are you injecting co2 and what kind of fert are you using ?

 

[Jeff000]

They are floresent lights.
No CO2
Fert is a liquid, Big Al's brand. And these plugs I guess you would call them that go into the gravel near the plants (I just put these in last night though, after I was told the tank might be too new to have the nutrients a plant needs).

Its most certainly not algae though.

 

[Jeff000]

any other opinions? Its not algea.

 

[Rooster]

I would add a root tab type of fert.... other than that, Id say its a low light problem, are you using "plant friendly" tubes ?

 

[Anita]

Hi

Swords always loose a few leaves when planted in a new environment, give then a couple of weeks and new submerged growth will start, 4 watts per gallon is plenty of light, and you will find once they take off they will be fine.

Tubes that promote plant growth are always beneficial ie...Arcadia original tropical. Also as Rooster mentioned pop a tablet type fertilizer (I know Tetra have just brought out a new one...priced around £5.00) under their roots, as they are root feeders. Particularly important if this is a newish set up as there won't be enough 'gunk' in the gravel for them to feed.

Anita...