on the edge of madness!!

[Irish.OG87]

Do vals normally die when you introduce them to your tank? how do I fix this? my lighting is good 2x 24w bulbs 5000k 6500k.
dose flourish comp twice a week and root tabs. what more can i do? about to go mental!!!

 

[HalfMoon B]

FLourish can melt them. How do you dose the flourish into your tank?

 

[Irish.OG87]

FLourish can melt them. How do you dose the flourish into your tank?

Its excel that melt vals, Im using comprehnsive, i dose half a cap twice a week once midweek and once sunday after my pwc.

 

[alLexX]

most plants experience a settling in phase when they change tanks

 

[Irish.OG87]

This was my tank when i added the plants last friday...
2nd pic is my vals now....literally deteriorated in a week, you call this settling phase!! lol
and then the rest of the plants that ain't looking too good!!!

 

[Irish.OG87]

would co2 help them bounce back at all? also if i cut them too short will that decrease light intake?

 

[HalfMoon B]

Co2 couldn't hurt, and typically it mostly helps plants photosynthesize and use up the nutrients in the water before the algae can get do it. As long as you have proper lighting.

 

[Robert H]

How big is your tank? Two 24 watt bulbs wouldn't be enough light if your tank is more than 50 gallons. How long are you leaving the lights on every day? It should be no less than 10 hours EVERY day.

 

[Irish.OG87]

How big is your tank? Two 24 watt bulbs wouldn't be enough light if your tank is more than 50 gallons. How long are you leaving the lights on every day? It should be no less than 10 hours EVERY day.

Its a 36g...and i usually leave the lights on for about 10hrs each day, i just didn't know if 12hrs was overkill on lighting

 

[Irish.OG87]

Also is an airstone really good enough to break up the co2?

 

[Irish.OG87]

Ok, after 4 days my lutea and corkscrew vals are gettin crickled and brown around the edge of the leaves!! Brown means not enough lighting?

 

[Aspencer]

Most of my plants deteriorated when they were just planted but came back after a couple of weeks.

 

[alex07]

Its excel that melt vals, Im using comprehnsive, i dose half a cap twice a week once midweek and once sunday after my pwc.

I dose 2 tanks that have vals daily with excel. I haven't gotten any negative effects, actually it helped them spread faster. It all depends and how much you dose. I add .5ml to the recommended dosage.

 

[Irish.OG87]

Most of my plants deteriorated when they were just planted but came back after a couple of weeks.

I really hope your right dude, Its seriously depressing right now!!

 

[Irish.OG87]

I dose 2 tanks that have vals daily with excel. I haven't gotten any negative effects, actually it helped them spread faster. It all depends and how much you dose. I add .5ml to the recommended dosage.

I ve heard bad things with excel when vals are thrown into the mix, Im glad u aint having any problems. I use the comprehnsive and tbh i dont see any positives coming out of using it.

 

[alex07]

It happens a lot during the transformation process