RossMartin
Member
Hi all,
I've been playing with a tank for a while now and 4 weeks ago i decided to get it wet. I had hoped to work things out myself but i have had to give in.
Tanks details are:
ADA 75P
Custom build ADA Style cabinet
TMC GroBeam 1500 Ultima Tile 6hrs a day at 100%
JBL e1501 filter with spraybar
Hydor External 300W Heater set to 25 degrees
2KG fire Extinguisher with Up Atomiser - On 2hrs before lights turn on and off1hr before lights out
EI dosing as per Aquarium Plant Food Instructions but doing 50ml a day and not 30ml
ADA Amazonia substrate
50% London Tap water and 50% R.O Water
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
Cyperus helferi
Pogostemon Helferi
Anubias bart v. nana
Tropica 1-2-Grow Staurogyne repens
Tropica 1-2-Grow Eleocharis sp. 'mini'
This is the tank (I will get more and better pictures later):
The problem i am having is that despite the tank being over a month old i have had hardly any growth! In fact in the last few days the plants have deteriorated.
I did a 50% water change every day for the first week. then every other day for the second week, every third day for the third week and from week four i am doing 50% every sunday.
This is the Tropica 1-2-Grow Staurogyne repens it hasn't grown at all and is now looking like this:
The blyxa was doing ok but now looks like it is melting:
The Cuba just appears to slowly die off:
The floating plants have just started to die off:
And the Cypreus has always had brown leaves which i thought would be the transition form imersed to submersed:
I did think the issue was with CO2 but i am getting the mist to all areas of the tank and i have checked this with a drop checker, but am doing it again to ensure. the drop checkers are both lime green when lights are on. I did dose easycarbo at the start to help prevent Algae...which i have't had...but then i haven't had plant growth either!
The latest bit of detrioration has happened since my 50% water change on sunday.
Any help would be fantastic as i am obviously missing something!!
Many Thanks
Ross
I've been playing with a tank for a while now and 4 weeks ago i decided to get it wet. I had hoped to work things out myself but i have had to give in.
Tanks details are:
ADA 75P
Custom build ADA Style cabinet
TMC GroBeam 1500 Ultima Tile 6hrs a day at 100%
JBL e1501 filter with spraybar
Hydor External 300W Heater set to 25 degrees
2KG fire Extinguisher with Up Atomiser - On 2hrs before lights turn on and off1hr before lights out
EI dosing as per Aquarium Plant Food Instructions but doing 50ml a day and not 30ml
ADA Amazonia substrate
50% London Tap water and 50% R.O Water
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
Cyperus helferi
Pogostemon Helferi
Anubias bart v. nana
Tropica 1-2-Grow Staurogyne repens
Tropica 1-2-Grow Eleocharis sp. 'mini'
This is the tank (I will get more and better pictures later):
The problem i am having is that despite the tank being over a month old i have had hardly any growth! In fact in the last few days the plants have deteriorated.
I did a 50% water change every day for the first week. then every other day for the second week, every third day for the third week and from week four i am doing 50% every sunday.
This is the Tropica 1-2-Grow Staurogyne repens it hasn't grown at all and is now looking like this:
The blyxa was doing ok but now looks like it is melting:
The Cuba just appears to slowly die off:
The floating plants have just started to die off:
And the Cypreus has always had brown leaves which i thought would be the transition form imersed to submersed:
I did think the issue was with CO2 but i am getting the mist to all areas of the tank and i have checked this with a drop checker, but am doing it again to ensure. the drop checkers are both lime green when lights are on. I did dose easycarbo at the start to help prevent Algae...which i have't had...but then i haven't had plant growth either!
The latest bit of detrioration has happened since my 50% water change on sunday.
Any help would be fantastic as i am obviously missing something!!
Many Thanks
Ross