Hello everyone! New member, first post, 5 months since aquarium was first setup. I've got Hornwort, two Amazon Swords, one red sword, about 10-15 narrow-leaf Anacharis, and one banana plant. Nothing too fancy.
Problem:
I'm having incredibly slow growth and I'm wondering if the Fluval Fresh&Plant 2.0 is strong enough to reach the bottom of the 65g tall aquarium.
LFS:
My LFS is pretty knowledgeable and I trust what they say. They have nothing to do with any other specie, just fish.
Here is what I've been told for feeding the plants:
My LFS makes their own Liquid Organic Carbon Supplement. I don't have a co2 system. I do realize this will benefit greatly. They said follow the directions on the bottle which states 1ml for every 10 gallons of volume. I have various rocks, and 3" of substrate so there's 55 gallons, I dose just under 6ml once every morning as instructed.
Searched Flourish:
I dose one cap full every Friday. Directions say to add one cap full per 60 gallons once or twice a week. My LFS advised me to dose it once a week. I've been nervous to add more even though I believe this is where my problem is. I'm scared to add too much and have algae grow out of control, however I don't know the outcome because I have not tried, let me know!
Seachem Flourish Tabs:
I put one tab under/extremely close to each plant about two months ago, should I add more now?
Water Changes:
I perform a 35% water change every Saturday religiously. I add the appropriate Stress Coat and Microb-Lift Nite-Out II to the new, tempered water and add.
Substrate:
So I did a little science experiment; I started this tank with 3" of gravel. I noticed the plants started to slow in growth so one month ago I made a 12"x6" acrylic rectangle, put it in one of the corners, emptied the gravel out and poured in 3" of Seachem Flourite Black Sand. I replanted and still, VERY slow growth!
Fish:
I've got three Angels, nine glass catfish, 20 Cloud Minnows, and four guppies. Just two weeks ago, I had two plecos and five additional guppies but they died from what I believe was an infected glass cat.
Filtration: Penguin 350 HOB and a Cascade 1000 canister. The 350 pushes oxygen through the fantastically with the two waterfalls in which I can see the small air bubbles in every corner of the tank.
Plants that have died:
Madagascar Lace, Water Sprite and two other Banana Plants???!!!
Summary:
The plants that I have should all be growing out of control, am I wrong?
However, in my tank whether in sand or gravel, my plants will not grow.
HELP!!!!!!!!!! -thanks
Problem:
I'm having incredibly slow growth and I'm wondering if the Fluval Fresh&Plant 2.0 is strong enough to reach the bottom of the 65g tall aquarium.
LFS:
My LFS is pretty knowledgeable and I trust what they say. They have nothing to do with any other specie, just fish.
Here is what I've been told for feeding the plants:
My LFS makes their own Liquid Organic Carbon Supplement. I don't have a co2 system. I do realize this will benefit greatly. They said follow the directions on the bottle which states 1ml for every 10 gallons of volume. I have various rocks, and 3" of substrate so there's 55 gallons, I dose just under 6ml once every morning as instructed.
Searched Flourish:
I dose one cap full every Friday. Directions say to add one cap full per 60 gallons once or twice a week. My LFS advised me to dose it once a week. I've been nervous to add more even though I believe this is where my problem is. I'm scared to add too much and have algae grow out of control, however I don't know the outcome because I have not tried, let me know!
Seachem Flourish Tabs:
I put one tab under/extremely close to each plant about two months ago, should I add more now?
Water Changes:
I perform a 35% water change every Saturday religiously. I add the appropriate Stress Coat and Microb-Lift Nite-Out II to the new, tempered water and add.
Substrate:
So I did a little science experiment; I started this tank with 3" of gravel. I noticed the plants started to slow in growth so one month ago I made a 12"x6" acrylic rectangle, put it in one of the corners, emptied the gravel out and poured in 3" of Seachem Flourite Black Sand. I replanted and still, VERY slow growth!
Fish:
I've got three Angels, nine glass catfish, 20 Cloud Minnows, and four guppies. Just two weeks ago, I had two plecos and five additional guppies but they died from what I believe was an infected glass cat.
Filtration: Penguin 350 HOB and a Cascade 1000 canister. The 350 pushes oxygen through the fantastically with the two waterfalls in which I can see the small air bubbles in every corner of the tank.
Plants that have died:
Madagascar Lace, Water Sprite and two other Banana Plants???!!!
Summary:
The plants that I have should all be growing out of control, am I wrong?
However, in my tank whether in sand or gravel, my plants will not grow.
HELP!!!!!!!!!! -thanks
