Pogostemon Stellatus

[Unexpected]

Any one know if this one is sensitive to higher micros or macros? I’m noticing some stunting with a recent increase of both.

 

[FrankZ]

Any one know if this one is sensitive to higher micros or macros? I’m noticing some stunting with a recent increase of both.

Mine seem to enjoy higher macros. The stems were asparagus thick when I was still on tap water and doing 75% water changes and front loading a big amount of macros. I’ll look up what I was adding. 26-10-30 comes to mind.

Since the change to RO/DI smaller water changes and lower macros it has gotten much thinner but no stunting.

 

[Unexpected]

Mine seem to enjoy higher macros. The stems were asparagus thick when I was still on tap water and doing 75% water changes and front loading a big amount of macros. I’ll look up what I was adding. 26-10-30 comes to mind.

Since the change to RO/DI smaller water changes and lower macros it has gotten much thinner but no stunting.

Hmm, wondering if my recent Ca Mg increase could be the issue.

 

[Burr740]

Ive had kimberly and dassen stunt from low ferts but not high. Theyre not micro-sensitive plants and literally dislike low macros. In my tanks pogo varieties in general are a lot like hygrophila in that they do best with relatively high K levels. But I think you already have that, more or less. Specifically K equal to or higher than Ca

 

[Unexpected]

Ive had kimberly and dassen stunt from low ferts but not high. Theyre not micro-sensitive plants and literally dislike low macros. In my tanks pogo varieties in general are a lot like hygrophila in that they do best with relatively high K levels. But I think you already have that, more or less. Specifically K equal to or higher than Ca

Thank you. I may have changed too many things at once. Noob mistake. I’ll go back to what was working but keep your Macro strategy.