Advice Please!

[Manni_82]

Can someone please tell me what I ought to do, one my fresh plants colour is changing to a browny colour. I thought it was just the top part of the plant, so I thought it would be easy to prune, only I have found that the whole plant has been affected

Could someone tell me why this has happened and what I need to do next!

Thanks

Manni

 

[Dragonslair]

Manni, the problem is photosynthesisor lack of it. There are three reasons why a plant goes brown. 1) lack of light 2) lack of nutrients 3) attack by a virus and/or fish. If you have an U/G filtration system the roots may be damaged by the downward suction. If you check each one out then your answer lies withing the 3 answers I've given you.

 

[MamaFish]

First I take it this is a live plant? what kind of substrate do you have it planted in? For a planted tank I would recommend a substrate like Seachem's Flourite. You can mix it with your existing gravel or you could use it alone as a substrate. I, myself, do not have live plants as I do not have the time and patience to prune and maintain them. Thou I have heard high remarks of the substrate I named above.

HTH

 

[Manni_82]

Ok I'll check it out.


Manni

 

[Manni_82]

Is it safe to put something like Leaf Zone into the tank even whilst the fish are there ?I believe my plants have a lack of nutrients which is why it's going brown in colour. Is this safe and is it any good to improve the health of a live plant?


Manni