Tank Just Not Doing Well
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Schultz aquatic soil, which I know isn't anything special. But I've been putting root tabs in the substrate.
I don't know what that is, but I recently had a beautiful planted tank with eco-complete, then changed to sand, and all my plants slowly died, I just put gravel back in and they are starting to pick up again.
Anyone who wants to be truely sucessful with a planted tank in my opion must have the following
CONSTANT CO2 NO FLUCTUATIONS
GOOD SUBSTRATE
ADIQUATE LIGHT " not neccesarily high light"
GOOD CIRCULATION
BOTTOM FEEDERS " A CAT of any kind
Shrimp
RELGIOUS WATER CHANGES
LOTS OF PLANTS UNTILL YOU GET YOUR TANK UNDER CONTROL
FEED SLOWLY AND DON'T O.D
FERTS START OFF SLOWLY changes don't happen over night
PATIENCE
CONSTANT CO2 NO FLUCTUATIONS
GOOD SUBSTRATE
ADIQUATE LIGHT " not neccesarily high light"
GOOD CIRCULATION
BOTTOM FEEDERS " A CAT of any kind
Shrimp
RELGIOUS WATER CHANGES
LOTS OF PLANTS UNTILL YOU GET YOUR TANK UNDER CONTROL
FEED SLOWLY AND DON'T O.D
FERTS START OFF SLOWLY changes don't happen over night
PATIENCE
have you tried anything that grows quickly to absorb extra nutrients that may be in the water? something like wisteria or hornwort? yes, you will have to trim them back with that much light, but it might be worth a shot. i have bba too, but since i planted my wisteria (it was floating) and added a few long strands of hornwort, the stuff has stopped spreading.
well the rotala is under the "fast grower" category is it not? I haven't seen this behavior so far, but I just figured that was due to tank conditions
To Gbbud I agree, and I've been trying. I'm looking into DIY CO2 since that may be my biggest issue right now. i can't do anything about the substrate and tbh I really can't see myself paying $100+ for rocks, even if they are special rocks. I'd rather supplement it with root tabs or whatever.
As for the other stuff, I dunno. I actually have 2 otos in there as well (never updated the sig). I wanted to get some shrimp but I was told the betta would harass them and the tank is overstocked already so...
When I set up the CO2 maybe I'll get some more plants. I still need a centerpiece, so maybe a wisteria or something would be ok there.
It's just that the lighting in the tank isn't that high and all of the plants I have are all considered to be in the undermanding category, which is partially why I'm so frustrated right now.
To Gbbud I agree, and I've been trying. I'm looking into DIY CO2 since that may be my biggest issue right now. i can't do anything about the substrate and tbh I really can't see myself paying $100+ for rocks, even if they are special rocks. I'd rather supplement it with root tabs or whatever.
As for the other stuff, I dunno. I actually have 2 otos in there as well (never updated the sig). I wanted to get some shrimp but I was told the betta would harass them and the tank is overstocked already so...
When I set up the CO2 maybe I'll get some more plants. I still need a centerpiece, so maybe a wisteria or something would be ok there.
It's just that the lighting in the tank isn't that high and all of the plants I have are all considered to be in the undermanding category, which is partially why I'm so frustrated right now.
