KTpoopenstein
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This is my first time having a planted tank and I sort if went about things a little willy nilly it seems from what I'm reading. Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping what I have healthy and for what I could add in the future (plants or equipment).
I currently have:
Amazon swords - 2 bunches that have easily doubled in size since April
Java fern - the one bunch I have has grown some and put off tons of new leaves/roots on the original leaves...I tried to split these out and plant them elsewhere in the tank but they promptly died - the original bunch is still doing well and a few new leaves have sprouted since
Water wisteria - having some issues with these. They never really took root and the bottom half or so started dying so I trimmed the brown parts off and replanted them and they at least are holding steady, maybe a smidge bigger than they had been.
Some sort of water lily from a pack of bulbs from petsmart - it was thriving up until a couple of weeks ago. It took over and covered the entire surface of my tank with leaves, along with a ton of much shorter stems that filled a good 1/4 of my tank. It has died back significantly and has one full-sized leaf and a couple of tiny ones.
Scarlet temple - is this actually scarlet temple? I got it at petco and that's what it was labeled as, but it doesn't really look like pics I've seen.
My apologies for the crappy pic. My lights are on a timer and its already gone off and it's a ***** to get to the timer to turn them back on. I can try to get a better pic tomorrow. Anyway, this has maybe gotten a little fuller since I planted it ~2 weeks ago.
I also just purchased a cardinal plant today that I haven't planted. Should I keep it?
Lighting wise, I have the original hood/light setup that my tank came with ("Integrated fluorescent light hood with a full-spectrum T5 light affords great illumination") and a 12" TopCare LED bubble wand that I just have propped across the top of the tank as added lighting.
I've also been using API Leaf Zone once a week.
FWIW, I have 1 platy, 6 serpae tetra and 1 peppered cory.
I currently have:
Amazon swords - 2 bunches that have easily doubled in size since April
Java fern - the one bunch I have has grown some and put off tons of new leaves/roots on the original leaves...I tried to split these out and plant them elsewhere in the tank but they promptly died - the original bunch is still doing well and a few new leaves have sprouted since
Water wisteria - having some issues with these. They never really took root and the bottom half or so started dying so I trimmed the brown parts off and replanted them and they at least are holding steady, maybe a smidge bigger than they had been.
Some sort of water lily from a pack of bulbs from petsmart - it was thriving up until a couple of weeks ago. It took over and covered the entire surface of my tank with leaves, along with a ton of much shorter stems that filled a good 1/4 of my tank. It has died back significantly and has one full-sized leaf and a couple of tiny ones.
Scarlet temple - is this actually scarlet temple? I got it at petco and that's what it was labeled as, but it doesn't really look like pics I've seen.
My apologies for the crappy pic. My lights are on a timer and its already gone off and it's a ***** to get to the timer to turn them back on. I can try to get a better pic tomorrow. Anyway, this has maybe gotten a little fuller since I planted it ~2 weeks ago.
I also just purchased a cardinal plant today that I haven't planted. Should I keep it?
Lighting wise, I have the original hood/light setup that my tank came with ("Integrated fluorescent light hood with a full-spectrum T5 light affords great illumination") and a 12" TopCare LED bubble wand that I just have propped across the top of the tank as added lighting.
I've also been using API Leaf Zone once a week.
FWIW, I have 1 platy, 6 serpae tetra and 1 peppered cory.