chris_topher
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Im getting really frustrated since my plants are not growing compared to other peoples tanks where in 1 week their wisteria is like 3 inches longer. Im getting a bigger tank (probably 50g) soon and I dont want to have to buy more plants, but instead just grow them and take separations/clippings.
My tank is 5g, 1 betta, aquaclear 20, 50w heater, 9w fluorescent, ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate: too low to be read, ph: about 7.6-8.0
Light is on about 12-14 hours a day, I dose a little more than required with the regular Flourish once a week.
I have 3 Amazon Swords, and 3 now very small strands of Wisteria. They all grow really slow and about half the new growth leaves on the swords end up with brown spots. Basically what happens is they die as much as they grow.
Please post any suggestions of what is wrong! I really want nice big healthy plants for my 5g and my new one that im getting soon, thanks!
Edit: The substrate is not enriched. It is just regular natural rock. Also, I recently changed the substrate depth from 1 1/4 inch to 2 inches, hoping this might help, but not able to tell yet.
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My tank is 5g, 1 betta, aquaclear 20, 50w heater, 9w fluorescent, ammonia: 0, nitrite: 0, nitrate: too low to be read, ph: about 7.6-8.0
Light is on about 12-14 hours a day, I dose a little more than required with the regular Flourish once a week.
I have 3 Amazon Swords, and 3 now very small strands of Wisteria. They all grow really slow and about half the new growth leaves on the swords end up with brown spots. Basically what happens is they die as much as they grow.
Please post any suggestions of what is wrong! I really want nice big healthy plants for my 5g and my new one that im getting soon, thanks!
Edit: The substrate is not enriched. It is just regular natural rock. Also, I recently changed the substrate depth from 1 1/4 inch to 2 inches, hoping this might help, but not able to tell yet.
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Blue
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