Newly-cycled aquarium. I have about 1 1/2 inches or so of just gravel, and a nicely planted aquarium of just various kinds of freshwater plants I picked up at Petco.
I am using a Flora-Glo 2800K "Freshwater plant growth aquarium bulb" for lighting.
At first the plants were thriving very well, especially the Cabombas. Nice and green, growing quickly for about a month. However recently I have noticed that they are starting to turn brown and leaves are falling off, especially on the Cabombas that used to grow like weeds. I have a feeling more than likely some sort of nutrients that were in the gravel and water originally have now been depleted, but I am having a hard time finding solid information on what I need to do.
Yesterday I purchased Tetra FloraPride and added it to the water, but obviously it has not been enough time to know if this is going to help or not. What else should I do to keep my plants happy?
I am using a Flora-Glo 2800K "Freshwater plant growth aquarium bulb" for lighting.
At first the plants were thriving very well, especially the Cabombas. Nice and green, growing quickly for about a month. However recently I have noticed that they are starting to turn brown and leaves are falling off, especially on the Cabombas that used to grow like weeds. I have a feeling more than likely some sort of nutrients that were in the gravel and water originally have now been depleted, but I am having a hard time finding solid information on what I need to do.
Yesterday I purchased Tetra FloraPride and added it to the water, but obviously it has not been enough time to know if this is going to help or not. What else should I do to keep my plants happy?