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Best wishes for you Paulo and the family! You will be sorely missed my friend! Thank you for all the years of hard work you have dedicated to making the UKaps what it is today! Take care Paulo! Graham

Prime depletes oxygen levels....therefore if you have very low O2 that could cause a problem if you are double dosing Prime!

Hi I'm not a great lover of Prime...there has been reported issues with this water conditioner! Could well be a combination of dosing Prime and osmotic shock! Do smaller water changes over a longer period of time! That's my hunch....this issue can rear its head in low PH and long established...

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Thread 'Adding purchased plants into a New Set-up aquarium!' Adding purchased plants into a New Set-up aquarium!

Or someone with a 3D printer could try make you the bracket!

That would be called a bracket!

Failing that you may as well contact the seller of the RO unit, they will surely have the correct adapter/convertor!

Try eBay also! You might find a John Guest straight fitting!

Look on Amazon under RO tap connector! Something like this https://amzn.eu/d/i4jdIq9 Or there are others that are polypropylene...its finding the correct fitting? I use my RO unit connected to the secondary Shower head fitting.

Hi Richard You can use the Trace/Micro mix from Planted Box! Use the same grams per water container volume! Light green leaves could be low Nitrate levels for these plants? Or just new growth plus some plants are naturally lighter green 💚 in colour.

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You could try looking for large Salad bowls or Punch Bowls also...in retail supermarkets.

Hi DD mix will cloud your aquarium for a few days as it is not washed of dust! You could use root tablets as an alternative! I wouldn't alter the dry dosing routine unless you have specific plant deficiencies!

Best ditch the compromised Anubias. Try purchasing replacements from the Wanted/Sale forum!

Rotala could be sold to you in the emersed form...therefore need time to transition to aquatic life! Rotata macranda really need Co2 to do well. Black marks and leaf degradation are a consequence of low Co2 levels! hoggie

Looks like Crypt Flamingo!

Higher lighting levels and longer lighting duration...will increase the chances of turning both plant sp's red...l don't bother with limiting Nitrate! As this could have a negative affect on other plant species that l have in the aquarium. Only thing you need to watch out for is Green Thread...

You could slow the Co2 injection bubble count to 1 BPS... and monitor the Co2 Drop checker!

Use the below article. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/using-stem-plants-as-a-filtering-aid-at-start-up.62966/

Hi I would stop using the water purifier. Use the local tap water. Rotata Macranda...is a difficult plant to keep healthy! It does best in a soft water and Co2 enriched aquarium. Blyxya japonica needs similar in requirements!

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Hi Just purchase a piece of Silicone tubing....there are various sizes on Ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225977022984?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0mumziogrj6&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=Zmcx0rkOScG&var=525076886264&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Hi What type/make of diffusers are you using? 1.5 bar isn't enough pressure to run some diffusers! hoggie

https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/murdannia-keisak

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@Aqua Hero My take on this is if you are doing regular water changes you don't need to at the start-up stage! Caveat.... it depends on what's in your Tap-water. hoggie

Filter cleaning of sponges and media will help!

https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/the-aquascaper-complete-plant-food-1000ml-4676-p.asp You could start with the above then make your own in the future.

Hi API Leaf Zone only has Potassium & Iron in the solution! You will need Macro/Micro all in one fertilizer to cover all the plant requirements.

Hi Is it API Leaf Zone you are dosing?

Nitrate level could be low? Try upping the Tapwater ratio.

@eminor....my mistake thought these were in the aquarium a few weeks.....must be the reflection off something!

The midrib looks prominent!

Could be Hygrophila sp?

@2: Not sure need a better image!

It's probably aromatica .......as hippuridoides isn't that often available for sale.

Image 3: Bacopa Caroliniana https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/bacopa-caroliniana

1: Pinkish underside gives this plant ID away!

https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/limnophila-aromatica

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Hi Continue with water changes and dose 25% of the recommendation. New leaves need to mature before colour increase's. Green thread algae = too much light usually?

Best if you reduce the duration and the intensity by 50%.

Or this https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa-kompakt

This might be an option? https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/limnophila-aromatica-mini

Image could be too large! I took a Screenshot and loaded it that way;)

Or one level Teaspoon approximately to 500ml.

3g to 250ml....is the standard mix!

Indeed, I've inflicted death on various plants especially Invitro.:inpain: I tend to stay away from them as much as I can....:rolleyes:

Have a look at Twinstar lights! Its finding stock in the UK that is the issue. https://www.aquasabi.com/aquarium-lighting-top-lights

https://www.flowgrow.de/db/wasserpflanzen/ammannia-pedicellata

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm

Yes, Indeed..... Add to the aquarium water column not in the vicinity of the Rotala Blood Red!

@Planted Box said! Please check the label for the guaranteed analysis provided by SGS and the EU.

Are you dosing straight into the water column? If you are, best mixing the fertilizers with a jug of aquarium water.....then tipping it in. Rotala are very susceptible to leaf burn if the fertilizers are dosed too near them.

@dIggO Keep us posted on the progress of the Rotala. Out of curosity how are you dosing the fertilizers when adding them to the aquarium?

Hi Richard As I have said.....stop all dosing for 4 weeks as you have an abundance of Micro/Iron in the water column! You can do multiple large water changes if you do not want to wait that long. You can follow @Happi's recommendation....when you see new growth on the Rotala that is not affected...

I wouldn't dose Potassium as you want to reduce all fertilizers in the water column. A prune of the affected stems as @Cor stated will be beneficial to encourage new fresh growth.

@dIggO Hi Richard Yes, stop all fertilizing......Micro/Iron will probably be the real cause of leaf damage on the Rotala!

Use this below Tutorial. Using stem plants as a filtering aid at Start Up!

Hi @dIggO Do a water change and don't dose fertilizers for 4 weeks.....and monitor the situation! Rotala react pretty quickly to changes.

Hi Rotala sp can be a temperamental plant for some! Personally, I have found that cutting back or stopping the dosing routine for 4 weeks can tell you a lot about this plant. Members have had issues with Potassium affecting Rotala growth patterns. My take is too much nutrients in the water...

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Hi The recommendation level is 20ppm to 30ppm. I don't test regularly....using Solufeed High K I dose 5ml approximately every few weeks.

Have you tried Amazon!

# Java Fern/Microsorum really need decent water movement around the rhizome and the plant as a whole. Additional Potassium dosing is also recommended.

Yes, attach a non-return check valve below the bubble counter and one on the Co2 tubing after the regulator!

Well, it's not helping the plant reach its full potential. Best remove it and use the pot for the garden shed and grow a few Wendtii emersed.;)

You could use slate tiles....might be lucky and find a size that fits the width of the bottom. You will still have to remove them periodically to clean under them. Or drain the tank and use a piece of Yoga mat underneath.

I wouldn't use this as it could well leach chemicals!

Yes, Co2 gas concentration may well affect fish! You can run 24/7 put you will need to have gas exchange from a filter outlet of some sort, or a small air pump. Best purchase a Co2 drop checker....although this has a lag time for the actual reading.

Hi I'm using it on a slow growing planted tank....so can't vouch for growing carpet plants as this light is situated at the back of the hood! It's pretty bright at the back of the aquarium on full power. No fish in this aquarium;)

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/please-read-the-guidelines-for-plant-help.60671/ https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/anubias-disease.65862/

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/fluval-bio-co2-pro-system.73982/

Hi How much Prime are you adding? How are you adding it?

Hi 6. Substrate......Inert black painted quartz gravel. I would add root tablets/balls/sticks to improve plant root development! Purchase a TDS Meter/Pen....and check TDS is not too high!

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This looks like high lighting reaction! Similar to Blyxa japonica under intense lighting.....so not a deficiency, as others have mentioned likes lower temperatures.

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Hi Folks Sad to hear about those deaths! Sponge insert isn't really the answer as it will clog up eventually. I know there is some members have 3D printing, maybe they could print a cover to fit over the outlet pipe, you would need to ask in the Wanted Forum...

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The above should be posted at the start of each help request. Why do we ask these questions? It will stop the member posting multiple times and helpers don't need to scroll through a whole thread to find them.

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I I use Yoga Mat's Have a look on Ebay.

My Parcel was delivered the following day....which I knew would happen!

I wouldn't bash Royal Mail they are still far superior than the rest! Especially Evri......who falsely claimed my Parcel from M&S was delivered......I kicked up a right stink and fuss!

One of the reasons I don't like light coloured sand it discoloures quickly and reflects a lot of light attracting algae. Use darker coloured sand next time. Or mix it with darker sand.

@Katharine erine Filter: aquael pat mini Personally I wouldn't have that filter anywhere near a tank that size! hoggie

Love it, no water changes or maintenance!.....:thumbup::happy::cool:;)

Looks like detritus worms...fish will eat them! Add some fine filter wool to the filter....for removal.

Hi @Trevor C Purchase a selection of floating plants Amazon Frobit/Pistia stratiotes/Red Root Floaters! These three can guide you to what could be happening in the water column regarding nutrients levels. The plants look pale to me.....the middle image above. There is one stem of Rotala where...

Hi @Danlyall1986 Check the Nitrate level.

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