sleepylof
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I know this post may sound a bit repetitive (I apologize), but I was wondering if I could get some advice helping plants after the bleach dip.
In sum, I transplanted my plants from a 10 gallon- low light tank to a 26 gallon tank lit by a 96W CF bulb. This has been way more trouble than I imagined. I didn't take into account that with that kind of light the plants would deplete nutrients faster and thus would need more fertilizer. And my other mistake was NOT starting the tank off with CO2. Although initially, the tank looked fine, in about a week I had this massive BBA problem that had me scrubbing off leaves with a toothbrush every few days despite frequent H20 changes, addition of nutrients (N,P,K,Fe), and 2 DIY systems (I can only get about 8ppm of CO2). ... I guess this was too little too late... Finally with the help of fellow members I tried a 25:1 (H20/Bleach) solution for 2 mins for each plant. This got rid of the algae, but unfortunately my 4 year old crypt and Amazon sword seem to be melting. (Crypt has "melted spots" on it and Sword seems slightly transparent).
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can "restore" these plants? How far should I trim the leaves? Anything special to do with them? I'd greatly appreciate the advice.
Later on, I might actually revert back to a 10 gallon low lit tank...
Thanks for all your help.
In sum, I transplanted my plants from a 10 gallon- low light tank to a 26 gallon tank lit by a 96W CF bulb. This has been way more trouble than I imagined. I didn't take into account that with that kind of light the plants would deplete nutrients faster and thus would need more fertilizer. And my other mistake was NOT starting the tank off with CO2. Although initially, the tank looked fine, in about a week I had this massive BBA problem that had me scrubbing off leaves with a toothbrush every few days despite frequent H20 changes, addition of nutrients (N,P,K,Fe), and 2 DIY systems (I can only get about 8ppm of CO2). ... I guess this was too little too late... Finally with the help of fellow members I tried a 25:1 (H20/Bleach) solution for 2 mins for each plant. This got rid of the algae, but unfortunately my 4 year old crypt and Amazon sword seem to be melting. (Crypt has "melted spots" on it and Sword seems slightly transparent).
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can "restore" these plants? How far should I trim the leaves? Anything special to do with them? I'd greatly appreciate the advice.
Later on, I might actually revert back to a 10 gallon low lit tank...
Thanks for all your help.