These SIMPLE Tricks Will Make Your Aquarium Plants MORE Red! 😲

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Good to have you back and another excellent video Just amazing Justin. I am Still learning!!

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

Finally getting back into things! Glad you enjoyed the video! I've still got lots to learn as well!

[@AussieAquatic]

In awe of the video content and production!!! 100K subs in your very near future :)

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

Hopefully, one day 🤞 I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@korikibou2177]

Top tier production. Feel bad for the people who didn't click the video seeing the view count.

[@Gilsfishroom]

My Rotala Blood Red and A.R mini grew more red after changing the light intensity and increasing the red.

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

I love how red Rotala Blood Red can get!

[@Sinserg]

Nice thanks for sharing! I would say that if you are looking for red color in your tank, you definitely need to try the ludwigia super red or ludwigia palustris 😁

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

I stand by this as well! Ludwigia super red is one of the best red plant to grow considering how easy it it!

[@abcd-jq1sy]

Great video man. Live the personality

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@collinmckeon107]

My toxic trait is I firmly believe I can grow any plant in my tanks without co2

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

Lmao Then again, the plants may be able to grow, but are they healthy with little to no nutrient deficiencies?

[@collinmckeon107]

@@TropiscapeAquatics they probably aren't as healthy:( but still healthy

[@stanseventeen821]

I’m having trouble with my lighting. I use a Hygger v2 LED and a cheap LED light for my tank. I get too much hair algae on driftwood (they look nice tbf), but I can’t get my rotala rotundifolia red or ludwigia repens red. The only plant I had turned red is ludwigia glanduluosa. Even my rotala walliichi is struggling to turn pinkish. Photoperiod has only been 6 hours for several weeks now. Am I having too much light or too little light? 😭

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

I just looked at the light's spectrum graph, and it does not output a lot of red light and mainly blue light. This might explain how a lot of your plants aren't getting that red. I believe Rotala Wallichii needs more red lighting to get that pinkish top.

[@Aswanth_ks_]

nice one

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

Thanks 😊

[@underratedgamingph7625]

So what setting do you prefer on the RGB? Im currently trying R-100 G-93 B-85. Any suggestions sir?

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

I have mine set to R - 65 G - 23 B - 23. Just remember to take plant species into account. I have those numbers due to having more red plants. Every tank will vary, so my settings might not work out for you. You'll have to experiment a bit to see what works for you

[@underratedgamingph7625]

@@TropiscapeAquatics thank you sir. Just getting some ideas that might help me to make my plants red again. My blood red is turning green

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

Definitely, turning down the blue and green should help! Hope it works out for you!

[@Moop205]

I can't believe it's not iron!

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

😲

[@AussieAquatic]

or butter.....LOL :)

[@lucafilippi3511]

You speak top speed!!!!

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

I zooming! I did edit it a little faster and removed a lot of "dead zones". I also blame my ADHD and am conscious about how fast I speak and starting to try to slow things down.

[@lucafilippi3511]

@@TropiscapeAquatics i am italian and for me it’s difficult understand your lang if you speak speed. I’m interesting to your content because i have rotala hra from 2 years but she dont became red!!! Ciao

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

​@@lucafilippi3511 The main idea comes down to a few things. One of the main components for the red color in plants is due to a chemical called Anthocyanin. There are a few things that can increase Anthocyanin production. 1. Lighting. Higher reds in the light spectrum will encourage red plants to get more red. 2. Nitrogen and Phosphate limitation. Limiting Nitrates and Phosphates encourages more reds. 3. Genetics. Some plants may get more red than others, simply due to genetics. 4. Plant health. Having the best plant health will show off the best condition the plant can get. It's essential to make sure they're getting enough nutrients, CO2, and light

[@nhitc6832]

I grow only dwarf hairgrass lol.

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

At least that's something! 👍

[@Brensters63]

Higher intensity lighting?! Yikes! I’m very apprehensive about increasing light intensity. I have low tech with low light plants which are doing great. I have almost no algae at all. For me it wouldn’t be worth the risk of increased algae. 😬

[@TropiscapeAquatics]

That's understandable, considering that when you increase the intensity, you need to also increase nutrients and CO2 injection if using it. Technically, you don't need to increase intensity. Just the red light. High intensity doesn't always equal redder plants

[@Brensters63]

@@TropiscapeAquatics yes, exactly. Thanks for clarifying! 🙂