Hi everyone, im having a move around at the moment and my two oscars are going into their new 150g next week, so my 30g is going back to a planted aquarium, hopefully. The thing is ive never been able to keep plants alive, they last a couple of weeks, then just go brown and die. where am i going wrong. last time i had plants the setup was fairly standard, two 36w grow lux tubes, external power filter, average sized gravel, ph around 7.1, temp around 26, and fairly high phosphates. I tried various plants, from the supposedly indestructible types to ferns and swords. :help2:
plant help please
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setup has changed since i put the oscars in there, but when it was planted the substrate was just common fine gravel from the LFS, about 2" deep. im not sure of the Kelvin of the lights, around 6000 i think, this is the tubes i have. i suppose i had them on for about 12 hours a day.
http://www.kubazoo.com/en/freshwate...sylvania-gro-lux-fluorescent-tube-t-1064.html
http://www.kubazoo.com/en/freshwate...sylvania-gro-lux-fluorescent-tube-t-1064.html
12 hours a day is a long photo period.8 hours is plenty.That may have something to do with it.Your lights are 4 feet long? And these are over a 30 gallon,3 foot tank?
tanker
Josh Holloway--Be mine!!!
1) Need to REALLY know the K rateing on the bulbs (6500 to 6700 is best).
2) 8 hours of light is fine, keeping lights on for 12 hours is OK too==this did not kill the plants.
3) Swords and ferns is too general===there are some non-aquatic swords and ferns out there too.
4) Your gravel is fine.
2) 8 hours of light is fine, keeping lights on for 12 hours is OK too==this did not kill the plants.
3) Swords and ferns is too general===there are some non-aquatic swords and ferns out there too.
4) Your gravel is fine.