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I just pulled one out because i was going to toss it, but it had some awesome roots! I'm keeping it for a while longer now. That made my day

Still not much growth and I'm getting pretty tempted to remove it as well. However, it isn't dying and I'm thinking that there's some sort of deficiency in my tank. I read all about the EI dosing method and will probably start doing that once I run out of my current mix. I'm also going to put...

It is definitely growing. The bottoms(that looked like hell) are gone and it looks kind of bare in my tank, but it will eventually fill out. I just ordered some Myrio Tuberculatum to fill in some other space on the other side of my tank. Hopefully I don't have issues with that as much as I have...

It isn't dying, but doesn't really seem to be growing either. I need to look at one specific piece and see if it looks any different tomorrow night. After re-reading the PAR chart, I pulled one of my bulbs and am only running one 6,700k T5HO bulb and one Actinic T5HO bulb(for looks). According...

Alright, that was a little too far on the Co2. All my fish are at the surface when I got home from work. Turned it down a tad(about the same amount I turned it up last night. My Amazon Sword is pearling like crazy, though. lol Being patient sucks!

update : i pulled the R. Wallichii out, cut the new growth(the green stemmed parts) and stuck it in my substrate. I tossed the brown, crappy stuff out. If it grows, that's great. If it turns brown and looks crappy again, I'll pull it and admit defeat. I turned up my co2 a tad as well as buying...

What do you mean by letting your co2 flounder?

Its a 5lb cylinder with an electric solenoid attached to the regulator. I have a ceramic diffuser just below the intake of my canister filter. No bubbles are blown out of the output. No bubbles skip past the intake tube. I don't know my ppm, but the drop checker I have is lime green(more yellow...

the stems are green, the tops are a pinkish, and the leaves could be orange. I can't really tell about the leaves...I'll turn my Co2 up some today and keep an eye on my fish. I have it running all night and the fish aren't gasping in the morning before my lights turn on, so why not. Should I get...

i dose a Macro/Micro mix 6 days a week. I no longer have root tabs because I changed my substrate to dirt(capped with PFS). Like I said, the new growth has green stems and the leaves are too small to really see. They're longer than the old stuff, but still not as long as they should be. Maybe...

got an aqueon 500 circulation pump after reading a bunch of good reviews on it. it's nice and quiet and seems to work just about perfect for my tank...let's see if that helps

40 long. it has the same footprint as a 55, but isn't as tall.

Hmm...Circulation might be part of my problem. I'm dosing "dry ferts" and have a 5 lb. co2 tank with my diffuser directly below the intake to my Fluval 206. My drop checker IS in a pretty open area at the other end of the tank, so that might not be as accurate as I want it to be. I might have to...

That could be, but the plants that usually pearl without a water change were pearling a lot faster after the 75% water change. I am using RootMedic Complete tabs. I made sure to put one or two by the Rotala just to make sure it was getting nutrients. I'm actually converting to dirt shortly and...

Update : Did a massive 75% water change today after work and my rotala was pearling! That's a good sign...still too early to tell if the light is/was the culprit, though. I'll update again in a few weeks whether it improves or not. The websites I've read say that it requires moderate-high light...

Well, my PMDD is premixed, so I'd have to buy the dry ferts individually to minimalize the nitrates. I didn't have Co2 right when I got the Rotala, but it has been showing growth. The tallest stem seen in the picture was about 75% that height before I got my Co2. As much as I'd like it to thrive...

I also have Rotala Wallichii and am having trouble with it. I use RootMedic tabs, PMDD, and Co2(my drop checker is lime-yellowish green). I have a 48" dual T5HO fixture and the substrate is about 19" or less from the bulbs(its a 40 gallon long). It is a pretty new plant, but I got other plants...