I have a 20 gallon aquarium with an under gravel filter coupled with a Fluval 3.0 Plant light.
My plants when first bought Hygrophilia, Bacopa ,Amazon Sword and Vallisneria seem to put on a small amount of growth then stop growing and after a period of time the leaves start turning yellow and decompose.
I have tried TNC fertiliser and Profito at the recommended dosage for my tank but the plants have failed miserably.
My under gravel filter is a Penn Plax bought from Amazon which has a turnover rate of some 30 gallons per hour, is this too much ?
My lighting schedule is for 8 hours daily following the Bentley Pascoe recommended settings for new plants.
My water supply in Lincolnshire is very hard and I have the benefit of a water softener.
I have used a combination of hard and soft water to no avail and have reverted to hard water only, my plants neither appeared to suffer or progress with this experiment.
My aquarium does receive a fair amount of daylight which I reduce by covering the front panel during the day.
I would appreciate and pearls of wisdom and experience from the membership.
Regards
Dave Shepherd
My plants when first bought Hygrophilia, Bacopa ,Amazon Sword and Vallisneria seem to put on a small amount of growth then stop growing and after a period of time the leaves start turning yellow and decompose.
I have tried TNC fertiliser and Profito at the recommended dosage for my tank but the plants have failed miserably.
My under gravel filter is a Penn Plax bought from Amazon which has a turnover rate of some 30 gallons per hour, is this too much ?
My lighting schedule is for 8 hours daily following the Bentley Pascoe recommended settings for new plants.
My water supply in Lincolnshire is very hard and I have the benefit of a water softener.
I have used a combination of hard and soft water to no avail and have reverted to hard water only, my plants neither appeared to suffer or progress with this experiment.
My aquarium does receive a fair amount of daylight which I reduce by covering the front panel during the day.
I would appreciate and pearls of wisdom and experience from the membership.
Regards
Dave Shepherd