gearhead65
Fish Crazy
Alright, here are all my planting issues. Maybe you guys can help me out. First off, my Java Moss. I find this hard to grow. I had some attached to a cave in a darker area of my tank and it started growing pretty long, but lately it seems as if its dying off. I had some in a bright area of the tank and while growth is good, so is the algae that likes to grow intertwined with it. It's an algae that is the same color but much thinner, not sure which it is. Is there a moss like Java Moss such as Taiwan Moss, Christmas Moss, etc, that is easier to grow?
Next, the Cabomba. From what I read this is a medium light plant which probably explains my issues, but I was told this grows like a weed and needs to be trimmed every week or so. I have seen no growth whatsoever in mine except for some lateral roots at first and now they have browned and shrunk back. However, the plants do seem to be alive at the moment.
Then we have Anacharis or Egeria Densa as it's known. It seems to be doing okay until it reaches a certain height and it stops growing. It has smaller shoots coming from the sides every so often but they are very skinny. Some of my Anacharis has just turned brown.
I have some moneywort too and at first it grew like a week toward the surface and started to rise above the surface about 1/2" and then it stopped growing. It's not dead, but it has stopped completely (as far as I can tell) and the shorter, same plants around it have not grown as tall either.
My Crypt Wendtii seems to be doing great though it may be too early to tell. It seems to have spread out laterally a lot and looks beautiful. The Corys expecially love to hide in the shade under the leaves.
My Java Fern is too new to tell what kind of growth it is experiencing since it hasn't changed a bit since I got it last week.
In conclusion, I'm sure most of this can be attributed to low light (1/2wpg) since I dose 2ml of Leaf Zone daily so there is not really a shortage of fert. I don't have a CO2 setup as that is not in the budget right now. However, at peak photosynthesis in the day my filters shut off for 1.5 hrs so the plants can get the most out of the CO2 in the water.
Next, the Cabomba. From what I read this is a medium light plant which probably explains my issues, but I was told this grows like a weed and needs to be trimmed every week or so. I have seen no growth whatsoever in mine except for some lateral roots at first and now they have browned and shrunk back. However, the plants do seem to be alive at the moment.
Then we have Anacharis or Egeria Densa as it's known. It seems to be doing okay until it reaches a certain height and it stops growing. It has smaller shoots coming from the sides every so often but they are very skinny. Some of my Anacharis has just turned brown.
I have some moneywort too and at first it grew like a week toward the surface and started to rise above the surface about 1/2" and then it stopped growing. It's not dead, but it has stopped completely (as far as I can tell) and the shorter, same plants around it have not grown as tall either.
My Crypt Wendtii seems to be doing great though it may be too early to tell. It seems to have spread out laterally a lot and looks beautiful. The Corys expecially love to hide in the shade under the leaves.
My Java Fern is too new to tell what kind of growth it is experiencing since it hasn't changed a bit since I got it last week.
In conclusion, I'm sure most of this can be attributed to low light (1/2wpg) since I dose 2ml of Leaf Zone daily so there is not really a shortage of fert. I don't have a CO2 setup as that is not in the budget right now. However, at peak photosynthesis in the day my filters shut off for 1.5 hrs so the plants can get the most out of the CO2 in the water.
I cant understand why you're doing that...
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