Hi everyone,
This is my first post to this forum. I was referred to this forum by John from Aquarium Plant Food UK.
I have recently setup my tank ( 26 days old) and all was going well when I noticed my carpet plant (Monte Carlo) and my midground plants (Staurogyne Repens & Lobelia cardinalis ‘small form’) not doing well.
The Monte Carlo has started to grow along the ADA soil but I notice that the older leaves turn dark and melt away. The leaves have started to break into small bits and are floating in the tank.
As for the Lobelia cardinalis ‘small form’ has started to grow new leaves although they are more light green but the old leaves have started to melt. I also have 2 whole plants that are turning very soft and melting away.
The Staurogyne Repens is the most affected plant. It has hardly grown any new roots or leaves. Most of the plant is simply melting away.
I have attached the photos I had taken 2 days ago
All my Weeping moss, Limnophila hippuroides, Midground, Water Wisteria and Cabomba Caroliniana are doing great. They have grown 50% more and are “pearling”. J
I have read a post in this forum about plants melting and ceg4048 has advised to taken Ph reading before and after Co2 on and off. So today I have taken the reading. I hope its correct
I hope the experienced members in the forum can assist me on this.
Thank you everyone.
Z.Rafik
My tank profile
4 feet / 120 cm (255 litre)
External canister filter Eheim 600 (model: 2075) with flow rate 1250 Lt/hour
Water outlet into tank via Ehime 600’s spray bar
Eheim reeflexUV 800 UV light (with 12 hours of on time via timer)
Chiller to keep water temperature at 26c to 27C (due to ambient temperature at 29C to 30C)
Injected Co2 with inline diffuser
Co2 on timer to switch on 2 hours before lights on and switch off 1/2 hour before lights off.
Photoperiod of six hours
Tunze Nanostream 6045 power head (for increased flow in tank and for surface agitation)
Substrate : ADA Amazonia Aqua soil with soil additives (Bactor 100, Super clear, Penac W, Penac P, Tourmaline)
Water parameters:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite (NO2): 0
Nitrate (NO3): 20ppm
KH: 6
Ph Reading:
7.50am - Ph reading taken before Co2 on. Ph was 7.6
8.00am - Co2 switched on
9.50am - Ph reading taken before lights on. Ph was 6.8
10.00am – Lights on
11.00am – Ph: 6.6
12.00pm – Ph: 6.6
1.00pm – Ph: 6.6
2.00pm – Ph: 6.6
3.00pm – Ph: 6.6
4.00pm - Ph reading taken before Co2 off. Ph was 6.6
4.30pm – Lights off
Plants:
Weeping Moss tied onto root wood
Monte Carlo – Foreground
Staurogyne Repens – Midground
Lobelia cardinalis ‘small form’ – Midground
Limnophila hippuroides – Midground
Water Wisteria – Background
Cabomba Caroliniana – Background
Fish:
17 Amano shrimps
5 Otos
9 Siamese Algae eaters
No other fish for now
Fertilizer:
Dosing ADA’s Brighty K (potassium) 12 pumps every day before light turn on (started since setup)
Dosing ADA’s Brighty Step 1 12 pumps every day before light turn on (started only 2 days ago reason being I had Black Beard Algae (BBA) and hair algae but now under control due to algae eaters.)
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/IMG_7076_zpsf1e0727c.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/plants-0024_zpse4659625.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/plants-0021_zpsf7f6cfcf.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/ww1_zpsb0036d96.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/photo2_zps5d44b78a.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/photo3_zpscbf4dc1d.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/photo1_zpsb9e565ea.jpg
This is my first post to this forum. I was referred to this forum by John from Aquarium Plant Food UK.
I have recently setup my tank ( 26 days old) and all was going well when I noticed my carpet plant (Monte Carlo) and my midground plants (Staurogyne Repens & Lobelia cardinalis ‘small form’) not doing well.
The Monte Carlo has started to grow along the ADA soil but I notice that the older leaves turn dark and melt away. The leaves have started to break into small bits and are floating in the tank.
As for the Lobelia cardinalis ‘small form’ has started to grow new leaves although they are more light green but the old leaves have started to melt. I also have 2 whole plants that are turning very soft and melting away.
The Staurogyne Repens is the most affected plant. It has hardly grown any new roots or leaves. Most of the plant is simply melting away.
I have attached the photos I had taken 2 days ago
All my Weeping moss, Limnophila hippuroides, Midground, Water Wisteria and Cabomba Caroliniana are doing great. They have grown 50% more and are “pearling”. J
I have read a post in this forum about plants melting and ceg4048 has advised to taken Ph reading before and after Co2 on and off. So today I have taken the reading. I hope its correct
I hope the experienced members in the forum can assist me on this.
Thank you everyone.
Z.Rafik
My tank profile
4 feet / 120 cm (255 litre)
External canister filter Eheim 600 (model: 2075) with flow rate 1250 Lt/hour
Water outlet into tank via Ehime 600’s spray bar
Eheim reeflexUV 800 UV light (with 12 hours of on time via timer)
Chiller to keep water temperature at 26c to 27C (due to ambient temperature at 29C to 30C)
Injected Co2 with inline diffuser
Co2 on timer to switch on 2 hours before lights on and switch off 1/2 hour before lights off.
Photoperiod of six hours
Tunze Nanostream 6045 power head (for increased flow in tank and for surface agitation)
Substrate : ADA Amazonia Aqua soil with soil additives (Bactor 100, Super clear, Penac W, Penac P, Tourmaline)
Water parameters:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite (NO2): 0
Nitrate (NO3): 20ppm
KH: 6
Ph Reading:
7.50am - Ph reading taken before Co2 on. Ph was 7.6
8.00am - Co2 switched on
9.50am - Ph reading taken before lights on. Ph was 6.8
10.00am – Lights on
11.00am – Ph: 6.6
12.00pm – Ph: 6.6
1.00pm – Ph: 6.6
2.00pm – Ph: 6.6
3.00pm – Ph: 6.6
4.00pm - Ph reading taken before Co2 off. Ph was 6.6
4.30pm – Lights off
Plants:
Weeping Moss tied onto root wood
Monte Carlo – Foreground
Staurogyne Repens – Midground
Lobelia cardinalis ‘small form’ – Midground
Limnophila hippuroides – Midground
Water Wisteria – Background
Cabomba Caroliniana – Background
Fish:
17 Amano shrimps
5 Otos
9 Siamese Algae eaters
No other fish for now
Fertilizer:
Dosing ADA’s Brighty K (potassium) 12 pumps every day before light turn on (started since setup)
Dosing ADA’s Brighty Step 1 12 pumps every day before light turn on (started only 2 days ago reason being I had Black Beard Algae (BBA) and hair algae but now under control due to algae eaters.)
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/IMG_7076_zpsf1e0727c.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/plants-0024_zpse4659625.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/plants-0021_zpsf7f6cfcf.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/ww1_zpsb0036d96.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/photo2_zps5d44b78a.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/photo3_zpscbf4dc1d.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/photo1_zpsb9e565ea.jpg