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eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	Hi, a week ago i planted some hairgrass in my 6ft tankl which has 3.2w of light and now the leavse are starting to go a light brown in colour is this normal or are they just dying cheers axl
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	Did you mean 3.2 W of light a gallon? Personally I dont think any plants could survive 3.2 watts of light . Do you have C02 in the tank? or do you use fertilizer? Those ingredient are essential to your plants and they depend mostly on them to be healthy. Give some more info about your tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	Hi, yeah sorry i meant 3.2 w per gallon, have co2 but havent turned it on yet because not enough plants in there and using a iron fertiliser in a liquid form
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	Axl, A lot of these types of plants are grown emmersed. I go thru the same thing with Tenellus. The emersed leaves turn brown and die off to be replaced by new green submersed shoots. It can appear as if the plant is dying completely. Check that you have some new green shoots popping up (they'll be quite small at this stage) if you do all will be fine. It's quite common for Hairgrass to be grown emmersed before selling. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	If it looks like grain (the tops of the grass contain small buds), then they were grown emersed, and they'll shape up in no time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	i also just got a small pot of those hairgrass with the grain looking stuff on top. i separated them into different plants, and planted them about 2 weeks ago, sure they dont look as green as before, but they are also growing a lot of new leaves around the main plant by sending out new runners
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
Darth Vader Big Fish Posts: 338 Kudos: 334 Votes: 35 Registered: 05-May-2005	I think 3.2 watts per galon is a bit stingy i'd go for 4-5 watts per gal
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	5wpg is a bit over kill. You can grow anything in 4wpg provided the light isn't blocked by anything, the tank isn't extra deep, and other needs are provided. 3wpg is generally enough for hairgrass.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	I think 3.2 watts per galon is a bit stingy i'd go for 4-5 watts per gal I would totally disagree. Anything above 3.5 wpg is complete overkill in my opinion. Your simply providing light the plants can't use. There's absolutely nothing to be gained in trying to push plant growth beyond it's natural capability, apart from additional maintenance and algae issues.. Just about any plant out there will do fine in 3wpg. More is sometimes less. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44


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