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04-18-2006, 05:58 PM
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invert freak
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amazon sword?
i got an amazon sword a couple months ago and it died back from damage. it now has about 8-10 leaves but they are all on the sand....whats causing them not to grow to any height??
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04-18-2006, 06:28 PM
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whats your wpg?
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04-18-2006, 06:53 PM
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invert freak
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wpg is about .75 watts per gallon.....but i have had cobomba and other highlight plants grow in the tank.
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04-18-2006, 06:57 PM
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invert freak
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about 0.75 but i have had high light plants grow in there before
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04-19-2006, 11:44 AM
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.75wpg will not grow swords. (You may hear people say I grow them in this condition) but it is very inadequate. They will not get any higher and they will die off again.
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04-19-2006, 06:37 PM
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invert freak
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i figured...ok so i have a 5 gallon tank with 2.5-3 watts per gallon and normal sand as a substrate. would the sword grow in there and have enough room? the 5 gallon will house 2 dwarf puffers in a week or so... also i was thinking about trying higher lights and a plant substrate in my ten gallon any good (simple lol) sites would be helpful
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04-20-2006, 08:30 AM
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Amazon swords are too big for a 5g. Really they will get too big for tanks that are 30-40g. For a 5g I suggest a Rosette sword...they stay really small. They are good for 10g's also. I have 2 in my 10g tank.
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04-21-2006, 09:08 AM
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An amazon sword can fill 60% of a 55 gallon tank. FYi
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