new leaves are yellow

gershwin

gershwin

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hello, the new leaves on my blue stricta are really yellow. of course they were healthy and green when i bought the plant from the LFS. something that's interesting is that it has roots gallore coming out at the base of the stem. i have a 20 watt fluro tube for my 22 gallon (this is REALLY low light, yes?). i've got pretty soft water going on, and fertilize with a chelated iron product, and i have a DIY co2 injector i just set up (overkill perhaps). my ambulia is going nuts, and there are few others chugging along rather slowly, but yeah, i wonder what's up with the blue stricta?
 
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You need more light, at least 2wpg. Yes, DIY co2 is overkill, at .9 wpg, you don't need it. Watch your dosing, you shouldn't over fertilize.

HTH


Lissette
 
sheeet, ok cheers for that. i knew it but didn't wanna know it. i'll unplug my DIY co2 and let it spray forth into the living room for now. the problem is i just payed good money for my single strip fluro llight and now....well, the guy at the LFS rushed me into purchasing the light i got well after me telling him i was keen for growing plants.

anyone in victoria, aus, looking to buy a 24" single light? or, is anyone looking to sell a 24" double strip?

at what point did i fool myself into thinking fish-keeping was cheep?
 
Thank you darling. I appreciate the compliment. It hasn't been easy, believe me. Lots of issues with a highlight tank. The balance is very tricky.

Regarding your light situation. Look up AH supplie's website http://ahsupply.com/bulbs.htm if you have a little spending money. They're highly recommended by many.

Also, check out Aquabid's website http://www.aquabid.com/. You may be able to sell your light fixture there.

In this hobby, depending on what you're shooting for, Low, Med., High light setups; you'll be spending a few dollars. The higher the light, the more you'll spend to be able to balance it all out. Do a lot of research before adding more light to your tank. Know what you're getting into. I always advise noobies to go low first, because it's the easiest route. You'll save a lot of money too.

HTH

Lissette
 
I've had decent results with low light & C02, but the key is to not reach the maxium dissolved C02 levels possible. What are your water parameters?

Check out this link : http://www.qsl.net/w2wdx/aquaria/diyco2.html

"If we then add a little more CO2 to the system the plant can afford to invest less energy and resources in CO2 uptake and that leaves more energy for optimizing the light utilization"
 
yeah thanks tetra for the link. my parameters are ph7, GH about 2.7 (going off colour indicator thing.)

you know i just want plenty of green. not yellow and sickly and small plant life. i'd love to see a nice big list of all the wonderful plants out there that grow well in low light.

also, i am hesitant to add i have an undergravel filter
 
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i don't know if this is correct but i heard plants and UGF don't get along..

well, correct me if im wrong :duh:
 
yeah i know. thus i have done everything wrong. i've been checking out some amazing planted aquariums on this site. i had no idea people were doing this. you know for me it used to be fish first then plants- in terms of importance.

but its like, if you have a zoo (an old school one or one somewhere they don't actually care about animals, or respect them- you know the ones), it looks crap. the animals look unhappy and unhealthy and outta place- regardless of what kind of creature it is. and of course now you get zoos that are fully all about the animals and making the enclosure as beautiful and natural and good for the animals as possible. and they rock.

well i now feel this way about my aquarium. luscious plant growth, with bits of drift wood with glorious trails of java moss gently swaying in the soft current of fresh filtered water etc etc- this is where its at. you have to look twice at some of the aquariums pics posted on this forum to actually SEE the fish. (i know that has a lot to do with the absense of movement). plants are great, they're glorious, and the fishes look like they love it.

i feel sorry for my fishes. i'm tempted to exorcise my undergravel filter, my weak light, my pebble substrate, and just go hard at creating an underwater floral paradise just like the rest of the bad a** enthusiasts on this forum. if only the clams were no object, if only indeed...
 
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