Putting in plants

[fishlover900]

Please tell me as i would like to know how long other peoples plants are lasting!

 

[guppygirl]

Depends on if you have the right conditions.... you might not have enough light. And maybe you have snail or something... I had a beautiful plant, and my molly ate it right up!

 

[fishlover900]

i don't have enough light but the tank tank is only a 5g hex which doesn't have any room for light. I have a 8 watt floresent tube that sticks ou the side of the lid and that helps but not enough

 

[smithrc]

without the right conditions they arn't coing to last long atall.

our tank has had the plants in there now for more than 6 mounths - they aint in the ideal conditions, but they are as close as they are going to get without adding even more light (i've got 120W over a 42gal (UK) tank), CO2 is going well and the root tabs and fertilizer is added pereodically.

 

[fishlover900]

what u tihnk about home mad co2 injectors

 

[smithrc]

they do the job.

 

[yhbae]

Are you saying plants don't live forever if you give the right conditions? I thought they simply multiply all the time!

 

[Silly me]

What plant are we talking about??

I have Anubias where a single leave survive for several years, or the Hygrophila that grow so much that the tank will be overun if left for 2 years?? mostly the cutting get replanted,

If you have to replace plant after 4 - 6 weeks there is something wrong in your setup..?

 

[yhbae]

What plant are we talking about??

I have Anubias where a single leave survive for several years, or the Hygrophila that grow so much that the tank will be overun if left for 2 years?? mostly the cutting get replanted,

If you have to replace plant after 4 - 6 weeks there is something wrong in your setup..?

Exactly!

 

[fishlover900]

I have recently added a reflector so my 5g tank has 16w? instead of 8w i have also added the home made co2 injector

 

[Bigjula]

more like 8W instead of 4W. It all helps though. also CO2 should be in combo with extra light. HTH

 

[luxum]

CO2 is unlikely to help a tank in that light range. Stick with tough low light plants like java fern, anubias species, the hardy common crypts, etc.