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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!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09H4MMPJR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

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

Hi Left click on your "D" top Right Hand Side of the Page! Left click on your "D" again......this will open up edit Avatar Page below!

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.

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/please-read-the-guidelines-for-algae-help.60672/

Hi I didn't have a heater in this aquarium below till end of November! You can, but the growth will be slower in some plants and stagnated in others, Red Root Floaters didn't appreciate the lower temperature. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/eclectic-mini-tank.71808/

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/adding-purchased-plants-into-a-new-set-up-aquarium.73990/

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DIN477 and CGA 320 Ista. Paint or Spray the Fire Extinguisher Cylinder in any colour you like! That's what I do!

Don't think it's the same thread connection as a Fire Extinguisher!

Looks promising @daejra Get some floating/surface plants.....and implement the Tutorial below! You can always remove them at a later date. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/using-stem-plants-as-a-filtering-aid-at-start-up.62966/

There will be no advantages. Sell it....see the cost of that stuff!

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Cheers! LOOKing at this below! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266183935977?hash=item3df9cc87e9:g:VywAAOSwySVkGvs-

Hi @si walker Thanks for the reply, I will pass on that as I'm really looking for a hooded tank. As I will probably modify the light in the hood. Got eye on an Aqua One AquaStart.... unfortunately, it's not acrylic. Thanks for the suggestion! Cheers

Hi Folks Looking for the above 30cm cube or similar. Any help would be great. hoggie

No worries.....The aquarium looks great!

@simon_the_plant_nerd Or buy a wave maker/circulation pump if you want? Could remove some of the Filter Media from the Fluval 207 to increase flow.

You are underdosing if the aquarium is 90 Litres and running CO2 and reasonable lighting. 3x9ml = 27ml per week. TNC Complete contains a balanced blend of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium as well as Magnesium and all the important trace elements. Dose 1ml per 10 litres of tank water per...

@AquaBonsai99 https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/hygrophila-polysperma-sunset-rosanervig

Final thought! Finish off the purchased fertilizers and make your own bespoke fertilizers!

Hiya @calisp You have received good advice from @John q The substrate....JBL Manado Dark, looks like crushed lava rock, you have done well to grow plants in this substrate it doesn't have nutrients.....claims to hold Iron or harvest Iron? You have diatomic algae and Green Thread Algae. The S...

@Swim Shady The Frogbit They look a tad pale to me and they look a bit deficient. Have a read at Darrel's great article below! https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/what-is-the-%E2%80%9Cduckweed-index%E2%80%9D-all-about.73647/

That could be a valid point.....I'm not convinced....when doing 50% tap water Water Changes twice a week!

@Swim Shady My suggestion is to remove the Marsilea Crenata plants from the substrate and leave them on the surface for a few weeks till they grow new fresh roots then re-plant. I suspect low Nitrate levels do not help with the adaption of this plant and the substrate is still leaching Ammonia.

Rotala Florida Sunset hoggie

I'm not a shrimp keeper, but the water changes are too large causing big swings in stability! Follow Mark below and you won't go far wrong keeping Shrimp. https://www.youtube.com/@MarksShrimpTanks

Far too much light! Reduce the lighting as others have advised. Chop the DHG down to the substrate.....and let it re-grow! Siphon as much gunk of the top layer of the substrate as possible. Get some floating plants to act as a net curtain....a term Darrel uses.

Hi @Sirkavu Purchase a whole load of fast-growing stem plants and throw them in the aquarium the more the better. There is a list here below.....you can also implement the suggestion within the Tutorial. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/using-stem-plants-as-a-filtering-aid-at-start-up.62966/...

Add a Image of the Amazon Frogbit.....tonight!

Tap/RO?

I would check the Oase main filter sponges! Not sure this might be an issue try increasing the temperature slightly. Slightly up the dosing of the Macro fertilizer.