joannde
Aquarium Advice Addict
I bought two watersprites and planted each of them in a small terra cotta pot. I've read it "grows like a weed" and that snails may eat it - both sounded good to me - I've always had luck growing weeds and I figured the snails would keep the growth to a managable level (ie: keep it trimmed for me).
Just as they arrived my light fixture blew out a I had to run my old 20watt T8 on the 29G tank for a week.
Well - one watersprite is pretty pathetic looking but I can see two little fronds of new growth starting to push through the EcroComplete in the pot. The other one appears to be dead (but the mystery snails still seem to be enjoying what little growth is left).
My new fixture is a corallife with 2 18W T5 bulbs (talk about a small fixture !! very neat).
Could that one week of bad light have killed the watersprite ? Should I try a different plant instead ?
Just as they arrived my light fixture blew out a I had to run my old 20watt T8 on the 29G tank for a week.
Well - one watersprite is pretty pathetic looking but I can see two little fronds of new growth starting to push through the EcroComplete in the pot. The other one appears to be dead (but the mystery snails still seem to be enjoying what little growth is left).
My new fixture is a corallife with 2 18W T5 bulbs (talk about a small fixture !! very neat).
Could that one week of bad light have killed the watersprite ? Should I try a different plant instead ?