Homedog98
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Nice!
Homedog98 said:Nice!
McLumpy said:That's looking great! You even added a few of the small black rocks! I like your other tank, too. Keep up the good work!
Can't wait to hear what plants you decided on! Just gotta love the plant room at That Fish Place!
fort384 said:It looks to me like it might be a lighting deficiency. Root tabs won't hurt... but they won't help much if the lighting isn't correct. Were they dieing back when you got them, or have they turned over the course of the week?
fort384 said:Yep, plenty of watts. What kind of bulbs are they, and what color temp?
Next on the list to check would then be an N deficiency. Do you have a nitrate test kit? If so, can you post the Nitrate level in the tank?
Cool bruce... it is def. not lighting. Nitrogen would be the next step... let us know what your nitrate is sitting at, and we will go from there.
fort384 said:I think root tabs will help... But you may need to go further. With that much light and nitrates bottoming out, I think either a liquid n solution like flourish or some kno3 is in order. I also think you may need a good trace like flourish comprehensive or some planted csm+b. Finally a k supplement like flourish potassium or k2so4 would benefit your tank. You are really in the medium high light area, and if you dose n the plants are going to become k limited or trace limited. It is a delicate balancing act at this point.
fort384 said:Flourish N, flourish K, and flourish comprehensive.