Nutrient deficiency?

[himdie]

Can someone help me to find what im missing for this plant to grow well? The plant itself is growing but slowly and looks ragged i dose pps pro and metrice daily as well as weekly 50% water changes

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[Brian_Nano12g]

What light intensity are you at? How long is your photoperiod each day? And how much glut (metricide) are you dosing?

 

[himdie]

I have a 2 bulb t5ho 30in long on a 40g thats 17 inches deep but counting the substrate prob like 14 inches and i dose 20mml a day o and at about 6 hours a day

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[Brian_Nano12g]

Have you tested for nitrates and phosphates?

Is the metricide diluted to excel strength? If you're not seeing any algae, I'd bump the photoperiod up an hour.

 

[himdie]

My nitrates are usually around 10-20 when i test and phosphates at 2-3 but i havent tested in a while ill test later on as for algae all i have is some gsa and no not diluted

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[aqua_chem]

Looks more like a CO2 problem to me rather than macros.


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[himdie]

Hmm possibly its the only plant thats not doing well everything else is growing well

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[Brookster123]

Give it root tabs ??

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[himdie]

Full tank shot

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[himdie]

Hmm maybe i'll try that thought i had some down there from before but maybe theyre gone by now

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[aqua_chem]

Hmm possibly its the only plant thats not doing well everything else is growing well

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It's also a particularly fast growing plant, meaning it might need a higher carbon requirement than the other plants in the tank.


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[himdie]

True

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[Brookster123]

Those my narrow leaf chains?

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[himdie]

No theyre ranalisma rostrata from azmodan

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[Brookster123]

Look great

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[himdie]

Thx =) theyre great!! Chaining a little slow prob cuz of lack of co2 but theyre nice ^^

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[himdie]

Nitrates we're about 20 and phosphates at 5

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[Brian_Nano12g]

In that case, I concur with aqua_chem, it appears to be a co2 problem. If you can't invest in a co2 system, I'd research the maximum safe level of glut you can dose.. it might be 1mL/gal. But I've never grown fast growing stems without co2 injection. Others here might be able to chime in on the glut. But with an increase in glut, I think the moss might not do so well.. not sure. CO2 would be the safest route and your plants will respond positively.

 

[Brookster123]

In that case, I concur with aqua_chem, it appears to be a co2 problem. If you can't invest in a co2 system, I'd research the maximum safe level of glut you can dose.. it might be 1mL/gal. But I've never grown fast growing stems without co2 injection. Others here might be able to chime in on the glut. But with an increase in glut, I think the moss might not do so well.. not sure. CO2 would be the safest route and your plants will respond positively.

+1... 1:1 is the absolute max Ive dosed glut, some plants like it.. some dont.. co2 would be the most logical move imo..

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[himdie]

Hmm alrighty sirs I shall have to go look into co2 systems

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