olegdulin
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We have a 25 gallon tank, with 5 adult guppies and a bunch of fry.
When we set it up, we intended it to be a full planted tank. I stocked it with half a dozen cabomba bunches, a couple of vesuvius plants, and 4 moss balls.
At the beginning, for about first 6 weeks, cabombas were overgrowing and I had to clip them. Then, cabombas started wilting away. They become fragile, break apart, leaves are brownish rather than vibrant green like in the beginning. Meanwhile, vesuvius plants are doing great. So are moss balls, two of which have split since then. Oh and algae is now a problem.
We have a fermenting CO2 system which we run 24/7, and at night we pump air. All nitrate and nitrite leves are stable. The lighting is adequate I feel; it is a full spectrum 18" bulb. Only thing I can think of is PH which has become low enough that it doesnt register on the test strips. I bought a jar of a powder that is supposed to bring PH to 7.0.
Any thoughts and advice are greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Oleg
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When we set it up, we intended it to be a full planted tank. I stocked it with half a dozen cabomba bunches, a couple of vesuvius plants, and 4 moss balls.
At the beginning, for about first 6 weeks, cabombas were overgrowing and I had to clip them. Then, cabombas started wilting away. They become fragile, break apart, leaves are brownish rather than vibrant green like in the beginning. Meanwhile, vesuvius plants are doing great. So are moss balls, two of which have split since then. Oh and algae is now a problem.
We have a fermenting CO2 system which we run 24/7, and at night we pump air. All nitrate and nitrite leves are stable. The lighting is adequate I feel; it is a full spectrum 18" bulb. Only thing I can think of is PH which has become low enough that it doesnt register on the test strips. I bought a jar of a powder that is supposed to bring PH to 7.0.
Any thoughts and advice are greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Oleg
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