New Tank Blues

[flyhawk]

high i jjust set up a new tank, with diy co2, 3.9 wpg and flourite and pea gravel i thought i was pretty set up for plants. my lotus is dooing good, as well as one of my wallchichii, and my didiplis diandra, and one of my ludwigia repens are doing good . my other r. wallichii, ludwigia and narrow leaf temple and rotala macranda are losing leaves and dieng. whats going on??

 

[Themuleous]

What size tank is it? What is the co2 level in the tank? What ferts are you adding and how often? What kind of lighting tubes do you have? The more info you give us the most likely we will be to help you out.

Sam

 

[flyhawk]

i have 4 flourescent lights, adding to about 4.0 wpg,no ferts, and co2 is about 1 bubble per second.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I know for sure the macrandra is a micronutrient hog that requires regular additions. Running that much light and co2 w/o dosing both macro and micro nutritents is a recipe for algae pretty fast as well as plants which will soon be experiencing nutrient deficenies.

 

[Luketendo]

Possible reasons:

1. Not enough CO2
2. Not enough fertilisers
3. The plants could be adapting to their environment.

 

[flyhawk]

thanks a bunch, ill take all those things in mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also do you guys know some good fertilizers?