Crypt Turning Yellow And Hole-ish

[Super Dude]

10 gallon
1.5 wpg
api leaf zone 5ml per week

just the crypt and some moss in the tank. no carbon in the filter. any ideas?

i'm getting a bigger tank with a better system (more wpg/co2) soon. will this help?

 

[helterskelter]

this it called crytp melt and is very common with new plants. They may die back almost totaly but should come back with no problems

 

[Super Dude]

so just keep plucking the dead ones?

 

[helterskelter]

thats what i used to do. now it just grows like mad

 

[Truck]

when did you add the plants?

sounds like a potassium deficiency to me.

 

[Super Dude]

i doubt its potassium. my fert has potassium practically written all over it.

maybe i'll OD it a little to see if that helps

it was planted about a month ago.

 

[hogan53]

Hi
Ive had problems in the past with API leaf zone it melted a whole load of hornwort in no time.
I would cut down to 1ml and do a water change, see how you go from there.
I dont use it anymore.
hoggie

 

[Truck]

crypt melt shoudlnt be happening now then...but it could be but i doubt it...API leaf zone really isnt very good IMO no N or P

 

[Super Dude]

i bought it when i was still kinda noobish, so i didn't know about NPK and stuff.

i'll find a replacement as soon as possible.

 

[Super Dude]

any suggestions that would be available in a Canadian lfs?

 

[Truck]

any suggestions that would be available in a Canadian lfs?

seachem flourish, you have to buy them separately though

 

[Super Dude]

what do i have to purchase separately? is that like a 2 part system or what?

 

[Truck]

what do i have to purchase separately? is that like a 2 part system or what?

i believe it is 4:

nitrogen
phosphorous
potassium
and traces

EDIT

its 5 theres an iron one too

 

[Super Dude]

holy crap thats alot. ö

 

[aaronnorth]

you can just buy flourish, which contains all of that but in small amounts, if you need more then i'm afraid you will need to buy seperate bottles.

have you thought about using dry powders, to mix up a DIY TPN+?

http/www.theplantedtank.co.uk/allinone.htm