Hi all,
I am new to this forum but have had my planted tank for around a year. I would really appreciate it if someone could offer some insight as to what is happening to my plant leaves. In the last few days several of my sword leaves have patches like the ones in the attached photo. Previously (around a month or two ago) my Java Fern and Frogbit leaves had similar clear brownish patches. I removed the affected leaves, which was most of them. Around the same time my Staurogyne rubescens dropped most of their leaves. Finally the majority of my Cryptocoryne Wendtii leaves have melted within the last week. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. Any ideas?
Tank: Fluval Roma 125
Lights: 2x Aquasky 16 watt LEDs (combined output 17.5 lumens per litre) for 8 hours a day
Filtration: Fluval 206 canister filter and Fluval U3 internal filter
Temperature: 27C
Substrate: Fine black gravel
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 10 ppm (before water change)
PH: 7.4
KH: 3 (German degrees)
GH: 5
Water change schedule: 25% 2x weekly
Fertilisers: Seachem's flourish root tabs - last added a week ago for the swords and Wendtii, TNC lite (Full tank dosed following weekly PWC and replacement water dosed following midweek PWC), TNC Carbon - daily
Other chemicals: Fluval AquaPlus water conditioner, Seachems Alkaline buffer and Acid buffer (KH is 1 out of the tap)
Fish:
1x Bristlenose Pleco
2x Electric Blue Rams
8x Head and Tail light tetra
12x Cardinal tetra
(Tank 83% stocked)
Plants
Amazon Frogbit
Amazon Sword
Java Fern
Staurogyne Rubescens
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Littorella Uniflora
Bacopa Compact
Thank you!
I am new to this forum but have had my planted tank for around a year. I would really appreciate it if someone could offer some insight as to what is happening to my plant leaves. In the last few days several of my sword leaves have patches like the ones in the attached photo. Previously (around a month or two ago) my Java Fern and Frogbit leaves had similar clear brownish patches. I removed the affected leaves, which was most of them. Around the same time my Staurogyne rubescens dropped most of their leaves. Finally the majority of my Cryptocoryne Wendtii leaves have melted within the last week. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. Any ideas?
Tank: Fluval Roma 125
Lights: 2x Aquasky 16 watt LEDs (combined output 17.5 lumens per litre) for 8 hours a day
Filtration: Fluval 206 canister filter and Fluval U3 internal filter
Temperature: 27C
Substrate: Fine black gravel
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 10 ppm (before water change)
PH: 7.4
KH: 3 (German degrees)
GH: 5
Water change schedule: 25% 2x weekly
Fertilisers: Seachem's flourish root tabs - last added a week ago for the swords and Wendtii, TNC lite (Full tank dosed following weekly PWC and replacement water dosed following midweek PWC), TNC Carbon - daily
Other chemicals: Fluval AquaPlus water conditioner, Seachems Alkaline buffer and Acid buffer (KH is 1 out of the tap)
Fish:
1x Bristlenose Pleco
2x Electric Blue Rams
8x Head and Tail light tetra
12x Cardinal tetra
(Tank 83% stocked)
Plants
Amazon Frogbit
Amazon Sword
Java Fern
Staurogyne Rubescens
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Littorella Uniflora
Bacopa Compact
Thank you!
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