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Melting plants - so frustrated
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Melting plants - so frustrated
Last week I completely revamped my 28l tank. I removed all but a tiny
bit of the old gravel, put in ecocomplete, planted it reasonably
heavily and have been dosing with fertiliser and easycarbo. And I'm
*still* getting plants melting or going brown. Any suggestions as to
what I'm doing wrong? I really can't afford any more plants. The lights
are on for about 10 hours a day, no livestock yet, but the filter is
being kept mature with a daily sprinkling of food.
Thanks.
bit of the old gravel, put in ecocomplete, planted it reasonably
heavily and have been dosing with fertiliser and easycarbo. And I'm
*still* getting plants melting or going brown. Any suggestions as to
what I'm doing wrong? I really can't afford any more plants. The lights
are on for about 10 hours a day, no livestock yet, but the filter is
being kept mature with a daily sprinkling of food.
Thanks.
Lairewen- Halfmoon
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
Hi
What light tubes have you got? (T5,T8 etc)
What light tubes have you got? (T5,T8 etc)
Vandraco aka Bronzecat- Admin
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
Oh, erm, no idea... whatever came with the tank... it's an aquastart 320.
Lairewen- Halfmoon
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
T5's then They are the smaller diameter tubes, but produced better light than the larger T8's.
Are you using an under gravel filter?
Try less light hours, say down to 7 per day.
Are you using an under gravel filter?
Try less light hours, say down to 7 per day.
Vandraco aka Bronzecat- Admin
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
We had this problem with our dwarf puffer tank. Everything just melted away in the first two weeks. A guy in my favourite LFS suggested it was something to do with the change in water? (Like a fish would need to acclimatise to new ph etc) He told us to just leave it for a while and sure enough a couple of weeks later new growth on all the plants! They look good as new now. Maybe just try and wait it out?
cherrydanio- Halfmoon
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
what species of plant is it?
Wild Man- Plakat
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
Hi all,
It's an internal filter, for some reason the silver 320s come with them! I will try less light hours.
I have this collection from Plants alive and the problems are mostly with the fore and midground plants:
http://www.plantsalive.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=45
Thanks.
It's an internal filter, for some reason the silver 320s come with them! I will try less light hours.
I have this collection from Plants alive and the problems are mostly with the fore and midground plants:
http://www.plantsalive.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=45
Thanks.
Lairewen- Halfmoon
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Re: Melting plants - so frustrated
if its the crypts and the amazon swords that are dying back then it is very common, in most cases just let them die back and they will re-grow. just cut off the die-off with sharp scissors.
many plants just take some time to acclimatise; just like fish
also, make sure you dont plant them below the crown
cheers
many plants just take some time to acclimatise; just like fish
also, make sure you dont plant them below the crown
cheers
Wild Man- Plakat
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