brhau
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Hi all,
I have a Cryptocoryne wendtii that melted as I was adjusting my ferts, which I hear is somewhat common. However, it’s been months now and it doesn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to grow back. There is a tiny sprout on the root, circled in red. It’s done that once before and melted. The current sprout has been like that for about a month. I added a Seachem Flourish root tab about a week ago without much effect yet. I’ve been hesitant to give it a macro root tab, as I’m worried about ammonia getting into the water column. (When I read reviews of osmocote tabs, I always see a number of people complaining of that.)
Anything else would you recommend I do? The tank has been up for about 6 months, and the plants in this tank haven’t really done well. Could not even get Ceratopteris thalictroides or Hygrophila difformis to grow consistently. The C. thalictroides grew well in the beginning when I was only dosing with micros and iron, but when I started dosing with an all-in-one, it gave up. I didn’t prune it diligently, which may have contributed to its demise. The frogbit are doing OK, and the S. cucullata are finally getting happy, taco-shaped leaves ever since I started doubling the phosphate.
Here are my details.
Tank size: 15 gallon
Filter: Air-driven sponge filter
Lighting: Finnex Stingray, 8 hrs a day (split into two photoperiods)
Substrate: Pool filter sand, 3” deep
CO2: Low tech
Ferts: I use Nilocg Thrive and Epsom Salt to dose to roughly 1/4 EI per week, but I double the phosphate
Water changes: 30% weekly
Plants: 1x Cryptocoryne wendtii, Hygrophila polysperma, java moss, Amazon frogbit, Salvinia cucullata, Red root floaters
Inhabitants: 5x Nannostomus unifasciatus, 5x Corydoras pygmaeus, 6x Amano shrimp
Full tank shot and crypt picture attached. The crypt is circled in red in both pictures.
Cheers
I have a Cryptocoryne wendtii that melted as I was adjusting my ferts, which I hear is somewhat common. However, it’s been months now and it doesn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to grow back. There is a tiny sprout on the root, circled in red. It’s done that once before and melted. The current sprout has been like that for about a month. I added a Seachem Flourish root tab about a week ago without much effect yet. I’ve been hesitant to give it a macro root tab, as I’m worried about ammonia getting into the water column. (When I read reviews of osmocote tabs, I always see a number of people complaining of that.)
Anything else would you recommend I do? The tank has been up for about 6 months, and the plants in this tank haven’t really done well. Could not even get Ceratopteris thalictroides or Hygrophila difformis to grow consistently. The C. thalictroides grew well in the beginning when I was only dosing with micros and iron, but when I started dosing with an all-in-one, it gave up. I didn’t prune it diligently, which may have contributed to its demise. The frogbit are doing OK, and the S. cucullata are finally getting happy, taco-shaped leaves ever since I started doubling the phosphate.
Here are my details.
Tank size: 15 gallon
Filter: Air-driven sponge filter
Lighting: Finnex Stingray, 8 hrs a day (split into two photoperiods)
Substrate: Pool filter sand, 3” deep
CO2: Low tech
Ferts: I use Nilocg Thrive and Epsom Salt to dose to roughly 1/4 EI per week, but I double the phosphate
Water changes: 30% weekly
Plants: 1x Cryptocoryne wendtii, Hygrophila polysperma, java moss, Amazon frogbit, Salvinia cucullata, Red root floaters
Inhabitants: 5x Nannostomus unifasciatus, 5x Corydoras pygmaeus, 6x Amano shrimp
Full tank shot and crypt picture attached. The crypt is circled in red in both pictures.
Cheers