Atl300zx
Aquarium Advice Freak
I need help. All the plants I put in my tank die a slow death.
It seems they thrive for a few weeks, then slowly die back.
Also they seem to be getting covered in some sort of "brown" algae that smothers them.
here is my setup:
55 Gallon Tank
2x12000k bulbs (65watts each = total 130 watts) on a 12 hr light cycle
I have Seachem Gravel meant for plants
I use gravel fertilizer and liquid fertilizer
My PH is 7.0
my nitrates and nitrates are always 0
i have less than 0.25 ppm of ammonia.
Here are some pictures.
My amazon sword is about 1/3 the size of when i bought it. You can see some "brown" algae on it.
You can see these are smothered with the "brown" algae. Only way these live is i let them get really tall, and tops are free of brown algae, then i cut the bottoms off and replant the tops.
The left plant is starting to get choked by the algae, the one of the right tripled in size in the first few weeks, and is now getting some algae on it and is dropping its needles very quickly.
Just another shot.
Any help with be much appreciated.[/img]
It seems they thrive for a few weeks, then slowly die back.
Also they seem to be getting covered in some sort of "brown" algae that smothers them.
here is my setup:
55 Gallon Tank
2x12000k bulbs (65watts each = total 130 watts) on a 12 hr light cycle
I have Seachem Gravel meant for plants
I use gravel fertilizer and liquid fertilizer
My PH is 7.0
my nitrates and nitrates are always 0
i have less than 0.25 ppm of ammonia.
Here are some pictures.
My amazon sword is about 1/3 the size of when i bought it. You can see some "brown" algae on it.
You can see these are smothered with the "brown" algae. Only way these live is i let them get really tall, and tops are free of brown algae, then i cut the bottoms off and replant the tops.
The left plant is starting to get choked by the algae, the one of the right tripled in size in the first few weeks, and is now getting some algae on it and is dropping its needles very quickly.
Just another shot.
Any help with be much appreciated.[/img]