Is My Banana Plant Dying?

[janragan]

I have a banana plant that is really looking bad! It was Ok until I started a fishless cycle... Is it dying and can I do anything to help? I have just reworked this aquarium and added sand and now I am having to cycle again. I am wondering if the high dose of amonia is killing the plants?

 

[Alex_]

Cut the dead leafs.

 

[xcharmanderx421]

mine don't even have leaves. whoever said banana plants are easy to grow really needs to tell me how to care for them.

 

[aaronnorth]

Banana plants need high light, i was told the same thing but after the research i found out they need 2WPG+ to survive. Plants use NH3 so that won't be killing them. If you have only added sand and your filter still has matured media in then you don't need to cycle.