rotala

Hi all , I am constantly getting stunned growth on some of my rotala’s , help needed to find what might be the issue and how to fix it. Tank : 60*30*34 set up for 4months Light : Chihiros wrgb2 60 at 45% all for 6hrs with 30mins ramp time. Filter : Sunsun 302 Fertiliser: 1ml APT complete daily...

Hi All, I am using Aquaforest Substrate AF, which states that it is full of micronutrients and that I should not dose it for three months. Its been about 1.5 months and I seem to be getting some stunted growth despite dosing macros according to the Full EI regime as per the UKAPS calculator. In...

Hi everyone I recently started a tank (2 months dark start; 3 weeks with lights and plants). Dosing 2Hr Aquarist APT Complete and the plants are growing, but the leaf size of the Rotala's is so thin and small. inline diffuser is running CO2 24/7 as I wanted a very stable CO2 level for the TC...

hi, so i have planted some rotala species around a week ago , the tops are gowing i in the submersed form as expected but some of the bottom leaves are struggling a little to adapt, so would it be advisable to cut the tops and uproot the bottom and replant the submersed adapted tops of the stem?

My 8 month old UNS 60U, has been troublesome for the start as the plants are failing to thrive and are yellowing, displaying some sort of deficiency. Further the weak plants are attracting brown algae and cyanobacteria. I've been working to solve this issue and get my plants healthy and thriving...

This has been a few months coming after my barn find of a tank earlier this year, so I’ve been playing with ideas and stockpiling hardscape since and waiting till I had more time to get this set up. A return to high tech and my first proper attempt at a fairly high light tank. Tank – ADA 75P...

Some leaves on my Rotalas feature holes/dark spots. Usually on older leaves, but newish growth have them as well, after some time. The issue isn't big, plants appear healthy overall, but still it's the only plant showing any kind of weakness. Water parameters: N: 10-15 P: 1.5 K: 15...

I'm struggling with these swords in my tiny tank. Absolutely no idea why I bought such a large plant for such a small tank. It was in the early days of the tank and I had basically no knowledge or experience. I can't get them to grow properly; they have always had some kind of deficiency which...

I have 2x45W T5 tubes in my 180l tank which are on 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening (recently switched from 2x3 hours). Tank is low tech and I have been dosing Flourish once a week and putting some Tropica root tabs under the swords, crypt and vals. Some plants are doing well...

Tank: Ciano Tartarium 40 = 40*25.6*16.9cm Filter: APS 300 HOB With Prefilter Sponge. Heating: Interpet 15w Slim Card Heater Lighting: Waterhome 9W and JBD 9W LED Substrate: Wet for something contrasting - so a Orange/Red Sand Hardscape: Seiryu Stone covered in Various Moss and Stems. Wood Used...

juwel vision 450 lt planted out November 2014 , took this Jan 2015

Starting my second tank... Journal will be a slow build as am waiting for various pieces on order. But I’ve learnt that planning things properly, and taking time to get it right, is the best way to go. Hoping for help in thinking it through! Comments and advice on my other journal have been...