I am coming from another planted tank site in search of help.
I have done just about everything and I am still no further in figuring out my tanks problems. This has been an ongoing problem for probably 2/3 years.
I was hoping a new set of enthusiasts can help.
My tank has been set up for at least 3 years. In those years I have had consistent problems with certain plants. The problems are very similar. Slow growth, older leaves either falling off or browning leaf tips and edges, general chlorosis of mainly older growth. It mostly affects the following plants: Limnophila Aromatica, S. Repens, Rotala Sp green, (other fine leaves rotalas), possibly a few more that I have tried growing.
Here are some stats on the tank
This is a 17 gallon tank.
EI dosing
I alternate the following with a rest day on Saturday and water change on Sunday at about 30%.
Micros
1/32 tsp Plantex CSM+B
1/32 tsp Iron Chelate
Macros
1/8 tsp KNO3
1/32 tsp KH2PO4
1/32 tsp K2SO4
PH: 7-7.5
GH 25
KH 9
I also had a water test done if it's of use I can provide it.
Meanwhile here are a whole list of stats from my water company.
https://www9.state.nj.us/DEP_WaterWatch_public/JSP/WSDetail.jsp?tinwsys=72
Light
Current Sat Plus Pro. Par is set at 50. I verified this with a par meter.
Lights on at 1pm off at 8pm
Co2 injection with a cerges reactor
on at 11am off at 9pm.
Temperature: 78F
I have my CO2 set high enough that any more creates fish distress. So I cannot go any higher with my CO2. I have tried this multiple times and every time I get fish gasping at the surface. I also have a powerhead that creates slight surface agitation. I even tried creating more surface agitation to be able to bump up the CO2 but it was too risky.
I have pretty much tried everything and I cannot get the plants to speed up growth or stop the poor plant health. I could give a long list of what I tried if it helps???
One main situation that keeps occuring: No matter what I do, I can never get my stem plants to grow fast enough so I can create a grove so to speak of a certain plant. They grow so slow and the lower leaves either fall off or get brown tips, ratty looking and chlorosis, that they don't sustain themselves long enough to increase their mass. Its the same process. I let them grow, get a certain height, then trim the tops and replant. If I leave the lower portion, it takes forever to get shoots and grow taller. Meanwhile the lower portion is in poor health anyway. So it's not worth leaving it.
My main algae is GSA on the glass, maybe some is BBA dust type. My anubias nana petite gets it really bad, and diatoms. The diatoms started when I added a sand section last Nov. and it has never gone away. I get this mostly on the glass.
Here are some pictures. Some from when it had more plant mass but still the same problems and some thats more recent but less plant mass in terms of the stems. I don't have some of the plants anymore, I gave up on the LA and the finer leaves rotalas. I still have rotala sp green and a few others that I mentioned as problematic.
Thanks,
iso
I have done just about everything and I am still no further in figuring out my tanks problems. This has been an ongoing problem for probably 2/3 years.
I was hoping a new set of enthusiasts can help.
My tank has been set up for at least 3 years. In those years I have had consistent problems with certain plants. The problems are very similar. Slow growth, older leaves either falling off or browning leaf tips and edges, general chlorosis of mainly older growth. It mostly affects the following plants: Limnophila Aromatica, S. Repens, Rotala Sp green, (other fine leaves rotalas), possibly a few more that I have tried growing.
Here are some stats on the tank
This is a 17 gallon tank.
EI dosing
I alternate the following with a rest day on Saturday and water change on Sunday at about 30%.
Micros
1/32 tsp Plantex CSM+B
1/32 tsp Iron Chelate
Macros
1/8 tsp KNO3
1/32 tsp KH2PO4
1/32 tsp K2SO4
PH: 7-7.5
GH 25
KH 9
I also had a water test done if it's of use I can provide it.
Meanwhile here are a whole list of stats from my water company.
https://www9.state.nj.us/DEP_WaterWatch_public/JSP/WSDetail.jsp?tinwsys=72
Light
Current Sat Plus Pro. Par is set at 50. I verified this with a par meter.
Lights on at 1pm off at 8pm
Co2 injection with a cerges reactor
on at 11am off at 9pm.
Temperature: 78F
I have my CO2 set high enough that any more creates fish distress. So I cannot go any higher with my CO2. I have tried this multiple times and every time I get fish gasping at the surface. I also have a powerhead that creates slight surface agitation. I even tried creating more surface agitation to be able to bump up the CO2 but it was too risky.
I have pretty much tried everything and I cannot get the plants to speed up growth or stop the poor plant health. I could give a long list of what I tried if it helps???
One main situation that keeps occuring: No matter what I do, I can never get my stem plants to grow fast enough so I can create a grove so to speak of a certain plant. They grow so slow and the lower leaves either fall off or get brown tips, ratty looking and chlorosis, that they don't sustain themselves long enough to increase their mass. Its the same process. I let them grow, get a certain height, then trim the tops and replant. If I leave the lower portion, it takes forever to get shoots and grow taller. Meanwhile the lower portion is in poor health anyway. So it's not worth leaving it.
My main algae is GSA on the glass, maybe some is BBA dust type. My anubias nana petite gets it really bad, and diatoms. The diatoms started when I added a sand section last Nov. and it has never gone away. I get this mostly on the glass.
Here are some pictures. Some from when it had more plant mass but still the same problems and some thats more recent but less plant mass in terms of the stems. I don't have some of the plants anymore, I gave up on the LA and the finer leaves rotalas. I still have rotala sp green and a few others that I mentioned as problematic.
Thanks,
iso