nicolej
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi all, I have a 29 gallon that will not grow plants. The plants will survive generally but not thrive it grow much past the bottom 1/4 of the tank. I have low light plants, mostly crypts, the light in on for 9 hours a day ( used to be lo get but thought I might have too much light and that's the problem?)....the light is a power glo 24w t5. I dose the tank twice a week with tailored aquatics iron and amazon elements. Our water has very little in it.... it's city water and is pretty much useless for plants. They have flourite gravel also.
All the plants don't grow more that about 4 " tall, many get holes in their leaves and have very little color too them or some are even yellowing. The crypts were originally from a tank on well water and were huge and brilliantly colored. I've tried for over 2 years now to get them back to their previous splendor with zero luck. Even the java fern look crappy ! New plants pop up now and then but they barely grow!
Any help much appreciated!
All the plants don't grow more that about 4 " tall, many get holes in their leaves and have very little color too them or some are even yellowing. The crypts were originally from a tank on well water and were huge and brilliantly colored. I've tried for over 2 years now to get them back to their previous splendor with zero luck. Even the java fern look crappy ! New plants pop up now and then but they barely grow!
Any help much appreciated!