Water Gardening: vivap waterlily propagation, NEW THREAD, 1 by tucsonplumeriaz

tucsonplumeriaz wrote:
please help! does anyone have any idea what is wrong with my lotus? here's the skinny...

the first pads were normal. they they started opening up pale yellow. the latest one is small and all dried up. it is the leftmost pad. at one point the soil was pea green. i thought that this had to do with the fact that the sand i used had granular fertilizer in it. i eventually flushed the water and you see it clear now. there are organisms in there that are okay. the reeds are fine. another pad is coming up pale yellow again. does this mean it needs some fertilizer? more sun? looks like a nutrient deficiency to me, but i am no expert. let me know. i have the fertilizer tabs.

regarding fertilizer tabs. does the fertilizer diffuse into the water even though it is buried?