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eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	I have a 6ft tank with just under 2wpg and no co2, the tank is about 4 months old and all my plants such as amzon swords java ferm cryptys, thin val, were all growing great but all of sudden they are starting to die and arent growing, i cut my light back to 10hours a day would that affect it. what arent they growing. please help
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Hey, I had the same problem when I first set up my 90g. The problem seems to be a lack of food/nutrition in the gravel. It takes some time for the gravel to build up a layer of food for the plants, to become "rich". Try some plant fertilizer spikes. Nutrafin makes some that run around 5-8 dollars a pack of 6, but they last a year. Put one spike under each large root feeding plant. As far as I know, Vals, Crypts, and Amazon Swords are all root feeders, so a liquid fert wont work too well. You could also buy Fluval Peat Granules, and embed some under the plants that are failing. Also, the lights should on the plants for at least 14 hours a day. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	The plants may have run out of nutrients, especially if it's plain gravel. As Sneaky said you can try some root tab ferts, the swords, crypts and vals are heavy root feeders so don't bother with a liquid fert, it would be wasted. If the light is the only thing you changed it may have had an effect but I doubt it. Go for a 12 on / 12 off cycle. BTW, in what way are the plants "dying" if you describe the syptoms it may be a shortage of a particular nutrient. Last edited by bensaf at 05-Oct-2004 08:43 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 11:42
eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	syptoms of my plants dying are they just go a yellow colour and eventually turn into a see through window on the leaf and even the younger leaves when they come through there already yellow
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
AW0L Enthusiast Posts: 181 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jan-2004	yep your defecient and probably light deprived also. alot of plants can look great under low light for a awhile but then they will deteriate over time or consume itself. but if your new shoots are showing yellow it sounds like a iron defeciency
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42


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