paranoidandroid
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Tank: 250L
Filter: Oase Biomaster 600
CO2: Yes, 3 hours before photoperiod, aiming at lime green
Photoperiod: 6 hours (including 30 min ramp up and 30 min ramp down)
Light: Twinstar 900, currently at 65%
Fertilizers: Using Tropica, currently using only Premium since the Nitrates are already @ 20-30ppm (7 pumps per day)
Fish: 3 Pearl Gouramis, 20 rummynoses, 10 Tetra Bentosi + 5 Otos + 2 SAE
Substrate: Aquasoil
Water Changes: 50% every week (religiously!)
After 4 months into my new tank, I am experiencing issues with my Rotala Rotundifolia growth. I did not plant the Rotala since the beginning, I added it later on (1 or 2 months after startup). After an initial good growth, I have trimmed it more heavily in order to eliminate some of the older ugly leaves. However, since this trimming the plant never grew completely healthy again. The new growth tends to be very small and the leaves quickly become damaged (as if they are broken).
This is the only plant I am struggling with, as all the other seem very healthy.
I have had some issues with GSA and a very short green hair algae (only in the driftwood), which I don't know the name of. The latter is like small tuffs of very short green hair. Because of this, I have been keeping a relatively short photoperiod with the light dimmed to 65% max.
My Nitrates are at 20-30 ppm and my phosphates usually at 0.4ppm. Because of this I recently started dosing Seachem Phosphates in addition to Tropica Premium, order to increase the phosphates.
Any clue on the reason behind this stunted growth? I chose the Rotala Rotundifolia because it was supposed to be an easy beginner's plant, however given this issues I am almost giving up on it and cutting it all off. Months go by and I can't seem to have my tank with a proper look.
I am not sure if the issue is completely clear in the pictures. Sorry, but I cannot better pictures than this.
Filter: Oase Biomaster 600
CO2: Yes, 3 hours before photoperiod, aiming at lime green
Photoperiod: 6 hours (including 30 min ramp up and 30 min ramp down)
Light: Twinstar 900, currently at 65%
Fertilizers: Using Tropica, currently using only Premium since the Nitrates are already @ 20-30ppm (7 pumps per day)
Fish: 3 Pearl Gouramis, 20 rummynoses, 10 Tetra Bentosi + 5 Otos + 2 SAE
Substrate: Aquasoil
Water Changes: 50% every week (religiously!)
After 4 months into my new tank, I am experiencing issues with my Rotala Rotundifolia growth. I did not plant the Rotala since the beginning, I added it later on (1 or 2 months after startup). After an initial good growth, I have trimmed it more heavily in order to eliminate some of the older ugly leaves. However, since this trimming the plant never grew completely healthy again. The new growth tends to be very small and the leaves quickly become damaged (as if they are broken).
This is the only plant I am struggling with, as all the other seem very healthy.
I have had some issues with GSA and a very short green hair algae (only in the driftwood), which I don't know the name of. The latter is like small tuffs of very short green hair. Because of this, I have been keeping a relatively short photoperiod with the light dimmed to 65% max.
My Nitrates are at 20-30 ppm and my phosphates usually at 0.4ppm. Because of this I recently started dosing Seachem Phosphates in addition to Tropica Premium, order to increase the phosphates.
Any clue on the reason behind this stunted growth? I chose the Rotala Rotundifolia because it was supposed to be an easy beginner's plant, however given this issues I am almost giving up on it and cutting it all off. Months go by and I can't seem to have my tank with a proper look.
I am not sure if the issue is completely clear in the pictures. Sorry, but I cannot better pictures than this.