Doesnt seem to matter what I do with my plants, I dont have much luck.
Ive only got Java Ferns (lots of it), vallis and hygro polysperma in the tank now, dosing with easy carbo 10ml daily and tpn+ 7.5-10ml daily, 400L tank, but the java fern especially is covered in brown spots/specks, which isnt algae and it looks horrid, plus lots of holes (some of which is down to the Severums) but it also has lots of babies coming from it. The vallis doesnt seem to grow much nor the polysperma, its just there, looking sad for itself. 8hrs light a day, 2 x 54W T5's. Also problems with hair algae, which is probably down to low flow, currently only running the juwel internal, as the EX1200 is now on rio 180 and eheim 2217 out of commision due to have a new filter head Monday and that creates loads of flow so hoping the hair stuff goes away.
Cant do co2, thats why the easy carbo, so apart from what Im already dosing, which is expensive, what else can I do? Im at the stage of take it all out, throw it away and leave with no plants or go back to silks (which I dont like).
Ive only got Java Ferns (lots of it), vallis and hygro polysperma in the tank now, dosing with easy carbo 10ml daily and tpn+ 7.5-10ml daily, 400L tank, but the java fern especially is covered in brown spots/specks, which isnt algae and it looks horrid, plus lots of holes (some of which is down to the Severums) but it also has lots of babies coming from it. The vallis doesnt seem to grow much nor the polysperma, its just there, looking sad for itself. 8hrs light a day, 2 x 54W T5's. Also problems with hair algae, which is probably down to low flow, currently only running the juwel internal, as the EX1200 is now on rio 180 and eheim 2217 out of commision due to have a new filter head Monday and that creates loads of flow so hoping the hair stuff goes away.
Cant do co2, thats why the easy carbo, so apart from what Im already dosing, which is expensive, what else can I do? Im at the stage of take it all out, throw it away and leave with no plants or go back to silks (which I dont like).
, I gave up with plants years ago, But i decided 2 months ago to try again, and touch wood the plants are the best i've ever had 
. I got a vision 260 standard filter, t5's on 7 hours a day, not using co2, I'm using tetra plantamin for ponds (works out cheaper) And API root tabs. My java fern wasn't doing very well so i moved it to my other tank Which has less light and it seems happier in there.
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. My swords I thought were in stasis not doing anything and developing brown spots but have also shot along now. I think they were waiting for fish poo fertilization, as these sort of plants rely on rich substrate and I only have plain gravel. They also seem to be sending a shoot toward the surface so not sure if it is a propagation or flower shoot 
