Trimming Stems

[Tom]

When I trim the stems in my 25l tank, they always seem to melt and die off It takes a couple of weeks for new growth, and even when it grows back I'm left with nasty lower parts of the stems. I would just replant the tops but I'm trying to get it to bush out more. What am I doing wrong?

Also, don't know if it's related, but my Java Fern grows new leaves to about 1", then the tips melt off

I'm doing everything similar to the last tank which I never had any problems with :?

Help!!

Tom

 

[aaronnorth]

seems like some sort of defficiency, what do you dose?

 

[Tom]

Sorry, erm ADA Brighty K 1ml (1 squirt) per day, ADA Step1 1 ml every other day, ADA Brighty Spec Lights 1-2 ml per week

Tom

 

[Ray]

Also, don't know if it's related, but my Java Fern grows new leaves to about 1", then the tips melt off

You got photo's Tom? The tips of my Java Fern always look translucent when they are growing, had me convinced it was a deficiency, but I know you are too much of an old hand to fall for that one...

 

[ceg4048]

Hi,
I won't even go near the Brighty issue, but what stems are we talking about? P. stelleta and a couple of others are notoriously uncooperative when trying to propogate. There is a 99.54% probability that you need to add more CO2/flow. The ferns are a similar issue. If you have just enough CO2 the tips just stay translucent as Ray said but they tend to disintegrate with sub-par carbon availability.

Cheers,

 

[Tom]

Thanks for the replys

I won't even go near the Brighty issue

As in the "I got ripped off" issue? If its that one then I should say I didn't buy it!! I have a friend with too much money I have some powdered K carbonate (I think :? ) mixed and ready to go as well.

Looks like I ought to set up my drop checker then I was saving it for the new tank. I'll see what I can do about flow tomorrow as well.

The affected stems are M. umbrosum, Bacopa something and R. indica.

Cheers,

Tom