Browning plants... arg!

twinturbo11

twinturbo11

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Hey guys,

I bought a couple of plants a month ago and they seemed to be doing quite well in my 17 gallon aquarium, which has pretty good ammonia, nitrate, and nitrites. However, the light bulb blew out and was too weak. Therefore, I bought a new (quite expensive) double bulb that has a total of 35 watts with full spectrum. About 1-2 weeks later, my plants started to brown and have some holes in them. I am not sure if this is because of the light, although I expected the plants to really thrive from their new strong light. Could it be something else? i do not have fertilizer or CO2, but I am not looking to have perfect plants that grow quickly either...

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Hi

That's because they are not aquatic plants. They should have never even have been placed under water. Sorry.

They are more than likely bog plants which is why they grew some. But trust me get them out of your tank be for they make your tank water go sour and kill your fish.
 
non-aquatic plants!??! can't be... why would you think that? I mean they were doing well at the store and in my tank, and somehow all 4 plants, at the same time, started to brown up in my tank... not sure if coincidence, but it was 1-2 weeks after i put the 35 watt full-spectrum lights.... which i thought would help! I have attached below a picture of each of the 4 plants i have... they seem to be standard aquarium plants...

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Hi

Hi the plant in pic 3 IS NOT AN AQUARIUM PLANT AT ALL.

i do not have fertilizer or CO2, but I am not looking to have perfect plants that grow quickly either...
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You have to add some ferts and if you were only to add one type add trace frets but you need to work on properly dosing the tank.
 
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twinturbo11, sorry about my previous post. Messed it up and had to go out in a hurry.

I can see bacopa in there and what may be italian val. Some of the others look kind of terrestrial but it's hard to tell.

Pinholes in plants is usually a sign of K deficiency. Browning and withering plants could be a combination of a few things. Lack of traces, N or P being likely since you are not dosing. I would test for phosphate and nitrate and share the results on here.

This link is a handy quick guide to the symptoms of underdosing.
 
I've had issues with browning plants, too... It's normally when I don't fertilize enough... try getting on a good fert schedule and see if it helps. And get rid of the dying parts or it will get pretty gross fast.
 
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