luckdown
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They all just melt away. That's how every single one of my plants have died.
I have a few tanks but they all test as follows;
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
10-20 nitrate
pH 7.8
I have root tabs in my gravel
I use flourish Excel and c02 boosters
The only tank I don't have an issue with is my betta falls which just has plants and pest snails - and I honestly don't change the water I just top it off so it's probably bad I haven't tested this tank in quite a while.
I do not have proper lights on any of them anymore unfortunately.
One does have an LED light which was advertised as okay for plants (I'm assuming low light only) but it made no difference so it's probably not good enough.
The only thing that really does well in my tanks is moss but I do have surviving hairgrass, dwarf sag, Val, nana anubias, java sword, lace java, anacharis, and something else.
But what's left is pretty small, but there's new growth? Parts are still melting though.
I know I need to get lights for them again. But is there anything else I can do to try and fix my issue?
They all actually get a good amount of sunlight where they are in my room. So I thought that was okay for now but apparently not.
I was thinking of getting peat moss and putting it under my gravel but idk how much help that would be. I was also debating doing a small leaf litter zone in my tanks but dunno how that would affect my plants
I just want to figure this out before I buy more plants to try again.
On a side note. Apparently Java moss grows really good in a container of tank water filled with dead plant matter. I must of accidentally gotten a little bit in there cuz I have a decent amount growing in there now
I have a few tanks but they all test as follows;
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
10-20 nitrate
pH 7.8
I have root tabs in my gravel
I use flourish Excel and c02 boosters
The only tank I don't have an issue with is my betta falls which just has plants and pest snails - and I honestly don't change the water I just top it off so it's probably bad I haven't tested this tank in quite a while.
I do not have proper lights on any of them anymore unfortunately.
One does have an LED light which was advertised as okay for plants (I'm assuming low light only) but it made no difference so it's probably not good enough.
The only thing that really does well in my tanks is moss but I do have surviving hairgrass, dwarf sag, Val, nana anubias, java sword, lace java, anacharis, and something else.
But what's left is pretty small, but there's new growth? Parts are still melting though.
I know I need to get lights for them again. But is there anything else I can do to try and fix my issue?
They all actually get a good amount of sunlight where they are in my room. So I thought that was okay for now but apparently not.
I was thinking of getting peat moss and putting it under my gravel but idk how much help that would be. I was also debating doing a small leaf litter zone in my tanks but dunno how that would affect my plants
I just want to figure this out before I buy more plants to try again.
On a side note. Apparently Java moss grows really good in a container of tank water filled with dead plant matter. I must of accidentally gotten a little bit in there cuz I have a decent amount growing in there now