HaplessAquatic
Seedling
- Joined
- 2 Feb 2014
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This is my set-up...
90 litre tank, TMC Aqualight 500 LED to supplement the bulb that came with the hood, external filter with activated carbon removed, 500gram JBL brand injected CO2 with inline UP Atomiser dispersing the bubbles through a spray bar. Pressure of CO2 is 1.9 Bar to work the atomiser and pH monitored using a drop checker inside the tank. Substrate is 10 litres of Colombo Flora Base, EI dosing alternate 6 days a week. Light is on 8.5 hours a day, CO2 started and stopped one hour before lights on/off.
The problem is the plants are dying. Leaves are falling off daily or dissolving over time, or leaves are getting holed or are crinkling before falling off.
I received a mixed box of plants from an online aquatics specialist website (all stem plants some red leaved, some green leaved) and they arrived in exceptional condition. 3 weeks later and most of the leaves have fallen off or look in the process of doing so. I also have some Hemianthus callitrichoides (as a carpet plant) and a large moss ball which also are not looking in the best of condition compared to how they arrived in the post.
What I am doing wrong! It's so annoying! Please help someone!
http://i.imgur.com/YqynOoi.jpg - Plants now - 3 weeks on
http://i.imgur.com/Xteu6nv.jpg - Plants day they were planted
Please note that I had to move the tank hence the re-arrangement. But the plants were already shedding badly before this move
Many thanks in advance guys.
90 litre tank, TMC Aqualight 500 LED to supplement the bulb that came with the hood, external filter with activated carbon removed, 500gram JBL brand injected CO2 with inline UP Atomiser dispersing the bubbles through a spray bar. Pressure of CO2 is 1.9 Bar to work the atomiser and pH monitored using a drop checker inside the tank. Substrate is 10 litres of Colombo Flora Base, EI dosing alternate 6 days a week. Light is on 8.5 hours a day, CO2 started and stopped one hour before lights on/off.
The problem is the plants are dying. Leaves are falling off daily or dissolving over time, or leaves are getting holed or are crinkling before falling off.
I received a mixed box of plants from an online aquatics specialist website (all stem plants some red leaved, some green leaved) and they arrived in exceptional condition. 3 weeks later and most of the leaves have fallen off or look in the process of doing so. I also have some Hemianthus callitrichoides (as a carpet plant) and a large moss ball which also are not looking in the best of condition compared to how they arrived in the post.
What I am doing wrong! It's so annoying! Please help someone!
http://i.imgur.com/YqynOoi.jpg - Plants now - 3 weeks on
http://i.imgur.com/Xteu6nv.jpg - Plants day they were planted
Please note that I had to move the tank hence the re-arrangement. But the plants were already shedding badly before this move
Many thanks in advance guys.