Hey everyone,
I started my planted tank about 2, maybe 3 months ago. Honestly, it looks the same as it did on day one when I first planted the plantlets.
The Java Ferns are just now starting to grow in a little bit. Well...one of the two is. The other one looks the same.
The Anacharis are not doing well at all. Browning, breaking at the stem and floating around the tank, etc.
The guppy grass is the worst off, again, browning all over and just breaking off and floating around/getting stuck on the filter intake.
Java moss seems to be growing, but is completely brown.
The anubias are actually doing the best out of everyone, with new leaves growing every couple of weeks. The leaves are covered in brown algae, but nothing a gentle rubbing can't dislodge. I may change these out for crypts...
My regimen for the plants is nothing special. New root tabs in the substrate at the beginning of every month (Eco-Complete substrate). I was dosing Seachem Excel every other day, but it didn't seem to do very much over a 4-week period, so I stopped because of possible harm to certain plants thinking the Excel was the culprit. Perhaps I was dosing incorrectly, though I was trying to follow the dosing instructions on the bottle. The lights are on a timer, 9 hours a day.
At any rate, I am frustrated. Can anyone offer any tips that I might try? Should I restart the Excel regimen? Should I try Flourish? Should I try Flourish Iron? The plants I chose were meant to be easy to grow for beginners even in plain gravel, but I spent the money on Eco-Complete to ensure success. Needless to say that I am disappointed and frustrated, and that my first forray into the planted aquarium is not going very well at all.
Thanks.
I started my planted tank about 2, maybe 3 months ago. Honestly, it looks the same as it did on day one when I first planted the plantlets.
The Java Ferns are just now starting to grow in a little bit. Well...one of the two is. The other one looks the same.
The Anacharis are not doing well at all. Browning, breaking at the stem and floating around the tank, etc.
The guppy grass is the worst off, again, browning all over and just breaking off and floating around/getting stuck on the filter intake.
Java moss seems to be growing, but is completely brown.
The anubias are actually doing the best out of everyone, with new leaves growing every couple of weeks. The leaves are covered in brown algae, but nothing a gentle rubbing can't dislodge. I may change these out for crypts...
My regimen for the plants is nothing special. New root tabs in the substrate at the beginning of every month (Eco-Complete substrate). I was dosing Seachem Excel every other day, but it didn't seem to do very much over a 4-week period, so I stopped because of possible harm to certain plants thinking the Excel was the culprit. Perhaps I was dosing incorrectly, though I was trying to follow the dosing instructions on the bottle. The lights are on a timer, 9 hours a day.
At any rate, I am frustrated. Can anyone offer any tips that I might try? Should I restart the Excel regimen? Should I try Flourish? Should I try Flourish Iron? The plants I chose were meant to be easy to grow for beginners even in plain gravel, but I spent the money on Eco-Complete to ensure success. Needless to say that I am disappointed and frustrated, and that my first forray into the planted aquarium is not going very well at all.
Thanks.
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