plant morphs under high light/CO2

"spiral_72" wrote in message
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From what I have read, (in aquarium plant books) plants will alter
thier pigment depending on the available light..... It's kind of like a
plant metabolism. This is also a very good indicator of your plant's
light requirements. I thought this was very cool stuff!!



or just the opposite. The plant is not getting enough light, so it is
getting pale. The long internodes and also indicate not nearly enough
light.

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From what I have read, (in aquarium plant books) plants will alter
thier pigment depending on the available light..... It's kind of like a
plant metabolism. This is also a very good indicator of your plant's
light requirements. I thought this was very cool stuff!!



or just the opposite. The plant is not getting enough light, so it is
getting pale. The long internodes and also indicate not nearly enough
light.

Only in plants that HAVE internodes. Crypts, for example have pretty much
two modalities: full sun and "other". "Other" is pretty much the same in
near dark to regular aquarium lighting.

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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Only in plants that HAVE internodes. Crypts, for example have pretty much


Yes, and I was referring to the anacharis that was mentioned with this
problem ;o)

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The lighter the color the less light absorption (more light reflected from the leaves), so less photosynthesis. This indicates that the plant is rich in available light, is to "cut" of photosynthesis.