Nutrafin Plant Gro

[Revenantwing]

i bought Nutrafin Plant Gro and im not sure if its good. It has copper in it and i've heard it can be bad. Any ideas?

 

[Mr. Limpet]

I'd be leery of anything with copper.

 

[Revenantwing]

.0005% Copper according to the label

 

[mfdrookie516]

Almost all trace ferts have some amount of copper in them. All off the shelf ferts that I am aware of do, including SeaChem Flourish and API Leafzone... Also, CSM+B has trace amounts as well. If you use ferts like those, you don't have to worry much about copper levels reaching high enough levels to kill inverts.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

.0005% Copper according to the label

Hehe... I'm guessing the EPA/CDC made them list it then, since it's so minute.

 

[Revenantwing]

cuz my java ferns are doing TERRIBLE. i keep the light on them for like 5-8 hours a day and it still rots

 

[Mr. Limpet]

cuz my java ferns are doing TERRIBLE. i keep the light on them for like 5-8 hours a day and it still rots

Java fern is a pretty basic plant and even with low lights and no ferts, it grew well for me. My ferns are pearling at the moment . What's your setup like?

 

[Revenantwing]

5 gallon w/ apple snail and a betta. Uncycled tank. Got java moss growing decently. Can the Java moss be taking all the nutrients?

 

[Mr. Limpet]

5 gallon w/ apple snail and a betta. Uncycled tank. Got java moss growing decently. Can the Java moss be taking all the nutrients?

I doubt the moss could do that. How is the fern planted?

If you haven't seen it, here's a link you should go to:

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...-but-i-already-have-fish-what-now-116287.html

 

[Revenantwing]

cycling my tank extremely slowly. Its okay :]. i let it float and it did bad. i buried just the roots and it still did bad. i didnt cover the rhizomes.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

cycling my tank extremely slowly. Its okay :]. i let it float and it did bad. i buried just the roots and it still did bad. i didnt cover the rhizomes.

That's good on both points.

Not sure what could keep them going south. Do you have any DW or rocks to tie them to?

I keep mine tied to DW and no issues. Did have some BA on them, but a couple AES cleaned them up good.

 

[Revenantwing]

i tied one to a piece of driftwood. the rhizomes started to rot. The healthy and rotten side split in 2 so now i have 1 healthy piece and 1 almost dead piece.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

i tied one to a piece of driftwood. the rhizomes started to rot. The healthy and rotten side split in 2 so now i have 1 healthy piece and 1 almost dead piece.

I always heard they do best tied to something, but others here have had luck with free planting the roots. Maybe just let the good one go and see what happens. I read on one site that too much light wasn't good for them, but that seemed kinda dingy to me lol.

 

[Revenantwing]

its healthy for now. i can already see some tiny holes on the leaves

 

[Mr. Limpet]

its healthy for now. i can already see some tiny holes on the leaves

I'll get that too, then 3 or 4 new leafs shoot up. Sounds like it's coming back.