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Linda S
11-09-2009, 10:40 AM
29 gal, no co3, dose with excel and rest of seachem line, 80 watts,6700k flourite substrate Lights on 12 hours. lots of babies but leaves on mother plants have all but disolved. Help please.
tanker
11-09-2009, 12:53 PM
I am not sure if Excel is good for chain-swords.
May want to stop the Excel dosing and see what happens.
Linda S
11-09-2009, 2:07 PM
Hmm, I guess I'll lose the chain swords cause the rest of the plants are doing great. Although I am considering breaking down and actually getting co2. Thanks
angyles
11-09-2009, 3:29 PM
Hmm, I guess I'll lose the chain swords cause the rest of the plants are doing great. Although I am considering breaking down and actually getting co2. Thanks
well worth the investment, especially in a high light tank like that. Get yourself some dry ferts while you're at it and you'll save moolah!
zpromoter
11-09-2009, 4:42 PM
The chain sword on my tank is just starting to make a comeback since the addition of CO2. It was starting to break down like you were describing and turning all brown. I just added a DIY co2 setup and already it seems to have perked back up and is growing new leaves already.
FISHSHROD
11-09-2009, 7:44 PM
My chainsword was getting brown in my 30 this past week and I believe it was from getting shaded by another plant. It really was growing to fast anyway so I yanked it . I recently yanked the carpet out of my 125 and replaced it with Ludwigia Repens. I believe once this grows in that it will for one, look better and two , not produce more plants by runners like the chain swords do.
Was yours thick ?
Linda S
11-09-2009, 11:10 PM
when I got them a month ago they were thick. It was suggested that they may be easier than micro sword. The micro sword seems fine. I need to get my KH/GH in order before I go to co2 though.
dundadundun
11-10-2009, 1:07 AM
when I got them a month ago they were thick. It was suggested that they may be easier than micro sword. The micro sword seems fine. I need to get my KH/GH in order before I go to co2 though.
baking soda will take care of your kh. barr's gh booster or seachem replenish should take care of your gh.
Linda S
11-10-2009, 4:43 AM
Tanks, I wrote down the address for barrs gh booster, but haven't checked it out yet. Us there a way to boost kh wo raising pH?
tanker
11-10-2009, 1:19 PM
Tanks, I wrote down the address for barrs gh booster, but haven't checked it out yet. Us there a way to boost kh wo raising pH?
I am not sure if Calcium Carbonate will raise PH, but is good for Kh. .