sudz
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Alright, i have a 24inch deep 44 gallon, with a 96 watt PC (6700k bulb) in the hood. I could only fit 18 inch fixtures, so i got the highest possible wattage i could get feasibly.
Now... The tank has NEVER been good for plants.
The only thing that grew nicely was watersprite, and it ended up nearly taking over the tank, and i stupidly got rid of it.
I added a few fish a couple months ago, and ever since, chunks go missing out of plants. I'm trying to determine the prepetrator:
Could it be a blue gourami, or some false SAE's, Congo Tetra's, or dwarf Neon Rainbowfish?
I have yet to catch one in the act.
Either way, even BEFORE someone got an appetite, the tank has never flourished. I dose Excel, Have eco complete substrate, leave the lights on for about 10 hours.
Algae is in check, i have to wipe the glass with a magnet scraper maybe once every few weeks, to get the "foggy" algae off it. The tank is moderately/heavily stocked with fish. The temp is around 82-83*F
The plants i put in usually stay alive indefinately... but never grow. Or if they do, its slowly, and a fish comes along and feeds on the new bud :-(
Any suggestions? Should i start dosing something new?
Anyone know of a fast growing, lower light ground cover plant?
Now... The tank has NEVER been good for plants.
The only thing that grew nicely was watersprite, and it ended up nearly taking over the tank, and i stupidly got rid of it.
I added a few fish a couple months ago, and ever since, chunks go missing out of plants. I'm trying to determine the prepetrator:
Could it be a blue gourami, or some false SAE's, Congo Tetra's, or dwarf Neon Rainbowfish?
I have yet to catch one in the act.
Either way, even BEFORE someone got an appetite, the tank has never flourished. I dose Excel, Have eco complete substrate, leave the lights on for about 10 hours.
Algae is in check, i have to wipe the glass with a magnet scraper maybe once every few weeks, to get the "foggy" algae off it. The tank is moderately/heavily stocked with fish. The temp is around 82-83*F
The plants i put in usually stay alive indefinately... but never grow. Or if they do, its slowly, and a fish comes along and feeds on the new bud :-(
Any suggestions? Should i start dosing something new?
Anyone know of a fast growing, lower light ground cover plant?