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Roots to Success
- Thread starter Westyggx
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Hi Westy,
moss, ferns and stauro looking superb, and as said, some of those shrimp photos are great!
Cheerio,
Ady.
moss, ferns and stauro looking superb, and as said, some of those shrimp photos are great!
Cheerio,
Ady.
David Shanahan
Member
I like the tank mate. How do you get your staurogyne to grow so well? I'm not having much joy with mine.
Westyggx
Member
Hi planty, not sure mate I've never really had much trouble growing this plant. It's like a weed in my tank!
nanocube
Member
Hello Mike any update of tank?
Westyggx
Member
Nathaniel Whiteside
Member
Looking great mike. How's the growth rate been? Have you found it slow?
Westyggx
Member
Cheers Nath, no growth was great but I stopped dosing my ferts stupidly and lost 90% of the staurgyne repens so it's just recovered now! The java fern grows like wild fire I have to cut once a month.
Westyggx
Member
tim
Member
You should rename this mental microsorum, it's bloody huge mate.
Ian Holdich
Member
Really lush Mike, keep up the good work!
Aron_Dip
Member
Looks really good mate
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David Shanahan
Member
When you lost the Stauro, did they turn grey and melt? What ferts do you dose?
Westyggx
Member
No, leaves started to go first and float to the top. The roots started to die by the looks of it.
Tropica premium ferts
David Shanahan
Member
That's the same issue I have, but been dosing 3 times recommended dosage of dry ferts. I'm going to try the tropica stuff and see if it improves my results. Are you following the guideline dosing, or do you have your own method?
Westyggx
Member
I actually stopped dosing on purpose as I didn't notice any difference in plant health for about 3-4 weeks.
But I didn't know the roots were being damaged because of this, I dose 6 squirts of macro and micro on alternate days bar 1 day prior to water changing day. I used to use dry ferts but for ease I find tropica work better for me and my plants look lusher.
But I didn't know the roots were being damaged because of this, I dose 6 squirts of macro and micro on alternate days bar 1 day prior to water changing day. I used to use dry ferts but for ease I find tropica work better for me and my plants look lusher.
Alastair
Member
Westyggx
Member
Sometimes 7 mate if the plants are lucky haha
David Shanahan
Member
I tell you what. I use dry ferts and I'm dosing about 4 times the recommended dosage and I'm still loosing plants. I've been thinking its co2 issues for ages in my big tank, but I have a smaller tank with 13 times turnover and a lime green drop checker and Ive been loosing leaves on my Stauro.
I'm going to use the tropica ferts and if everything starts growing like mad then I'm going to be throwing my dry ferts in the bin.
I'm going to use the tropica ferts and if everything starts growing like mad then I'm going to be throwing my dry ferts in the bin.
tim
Member
Don't bin em mate post them to me 😉
